President Donald Trump recently told reporters that the United States had delivered the F-52 to Norway. The statement was obviously a mistake; there is no such thing as an F-52 yet. Continue reading
Category Archives: Video
Spitfires at Flying Legends 2017
Nine Spitfires take to the skies in formation over the historic WWII Duxford Airfield at Flying Legends Airshow 2017. Continue reading
Ronald Reagan Teaches Fighter Formation Tactics – 1943
Ronald Reagan stars as a fighter pilot instructor in this training film on fighter formations. Continue reading
Stand Off Missile for the Joint Strike Fighter
SOM-J is an air-to-surface missile to be used against heavily defended, high-value anti-surface warfare and land targets. Continue reading
MQ-9 Reaper Armed with 500-lb GPS-Guided Bombs
MQ-9 Reapers begin adding GBU-38’s to their arsenal. The GBU-38 can be employed successfully during adversed weather due to its GPS-guidance. Continue reading
Maiden Flight for NASA’s Newest Subscale Aircraft
On Jan. 18, 2018, Armstrong’s Subscale Research Lab crew piloted the 𝝁Cub (MicroCub) for its inaugural flight, successfully demonstrating the aircraft’s airworthiness. Continue reading
F/A-18 Catapult Launch from USS Theodore Roosevelt
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 22, and an EA-18G Growler, assigned to the Cougars of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Continue reading
NASA X-56- The Future of Flight- Part 1
NASA is investigating the ways flexible, light weight, ultra-efficient lift wings may increase efficiency for aircraft, and how to address their challenge with flutter in flight. Continue reading