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Their Finest Hour

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Stinson’s Big-Guy L-Bird

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Beechcraft AT-6: The First Fixed-Wing Aircraft To Use Laser-Guided Rockets

IN JANUARY, the Hawker Beechcraft AT-6 became the fi rst fixed-wing aircraft to launch a laser-guided rocket during test fl ights at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The weapons testing is part of an ongoing congressionally funded operational evaluation of the AT-6, executed by the Air National Guard and Air Reserve Command Test Center (AATC). The 2.75-inch laser-guided […]

Solar Powered Plane Ready For New Flight

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 3 (UPI) — A solar-powered airplane that has already set three world records is being prepared for a two-day flight of more than 1,500 miles, its Swiss developers say. The builders of the “Solar Impulse” say the flight will be a dress rehearsal for the ultimate goal of flying around the world in […]

This shows the arrival of BF-1, the first F-35B variant, at Patuxent River, Maryland, in 2010.

F-35 Production Rate Slows; B Model Forges Ahead

The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) continues to be a good news, bad news saga. Just when the program appears to be overcoming scheduling delays and technical glitches, the Obama administration says it will purchase 179 fewer aircraft than once planned during the years immediately ahead. The Pentagon will seek 13 fewer airframes in its fiscal year 2013 budget […]

Breitling fleet air-to-air photo

Katsuhiko Tokunaga captured this shot of the Breitling fleet above Lake Lucerne in the heart of Switzerland. It includes seven L-39C Albatros planes composing the fabulous Breitling Jet Team (the world’s largest civilian aerobatics team flying on jets); the Breitling Super Constellation (one of the world’s last three flightworthy “Super Connies”); the pair of orange […]

NASA Climate Day at the Museum of Flight

Time: Thursday, April 5, 2012 – 5:00pm – 9:00pm Event Type: Special Event Location: Museum of Flight During the April 5 “Free First Thursday” from 5 to 9 p.m., the Museum will celebrate NASA Climate Day with activities and presentations exploring the science of climate change and what we can do about it. The event’s […]

A-6 Intruder & Prowler [Video]

The Grumman A-6 Intruder and Prowler in action with the US Navy and Marine Corps Cockpit cam in A-6E Intruder Videos Courtesy Of: The Tailhook Association

Time-Lapse of Boeing air planes build [Video]

Watch these two videos of Boeing air planes being built. If you are into aviation then this may be some interest to you. The first video is a “Fly Dubai” plane and the other is a “Southwest Airlines” plane. Enjoy.

F 35B 1st Landing on USS WASP

F-35B test aircraft completes its first landing aboard USS Wasp. Watch this great video. Video Courtesy Of: The Tailhook Association

Alice through the looking glass

The “wonderland” that is the Imperial War Museum (IWM) at Duxford, Cambridge, UK, is world renown. Duxford’s Norman Foster-designed American Air Museum (AAM) celebrates the vital part the U.S. played and the lives lost in the progress towards the Allies victory in Europe during World War II. One of the largest exhibits in the glass-fronted […]

Scarce pose on orbit

Photographs of the International Space Station (ISS) are taken from a space shuttle, and photographs of a space shuttle are taken from the ISS. So how was this extraordinary photograph taken? This photo of the Space Shuttle Endeavour was taken by astronaut Paolo Nespoli on-board the Russian supply ship Soyuz TMA-20 after it undocked for […]