Senior Airman Mathieu Cyrus, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team avionics specialist, received a familiarization ride in an F-16 Viper fighter aircraft. Continue reading
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Oshkosh Highlights – EAA AirVenture 2019
AirshowStuff and This Is Flight present some of the best highlights of EAA AirVenture 2019 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in a video of just over 50 minutes… Continue reading
The Terrifying Physics of WWII Dive Bombing
The act of dive bombing during World War II was a death defying trial of skill and nerve. Continue reading
What Happened to Giant Flying Boats? Saunders-Roe Princess Story
The rapid development of aircraft in the 1920’s and 1930’s far outpaced the development of aviation infrastructure to support them. Runways, even by the late 1930’s, were rare and often little more than an open grass field, useful only for the smallest and lightest of airplanes. Continue reading
Boeing Future Attack Reconnaissance Attack Aircraft
The Boeing FARA is an agile, fully integrated, purpose-built system designed to meet the Army’s current mission needs while evolving as technologies and missions change. Continue reading
HUGE Gathering of P-51 Mustangs at AA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019
The “Year of the Fighter” at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 included a huge gathering of P-51 Mustangs. Continue reading
The Plane that Almost Melted – The X-15 A-2
Dropped in mid-air from beneath the wings of a B-52 mothership, the X-15 A-2 ignited its powerful rocket engine and streaked into the upper-atmosphere. Continue reading
Mustangs Over Tokyo
During the closing months of WWII the B-29 bombers relentlessly bombed Japan. These planes were based in the Mariana Islands but the P-51s that flew cover were based in Iwo Jima. Continue reading