Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
On April 15, 1986, during Operation El Dorado Canyon, Maj. Brian Shul and RSO Maj. Walter Watson flew SR-71 #64-17960 over Libya on a...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress pilots performed 70-degree banks during mid-air refueling as part of the “Whifferdill” maneuver. The Whifferdill is a multi-axis maneuver...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
A U.S. Marine Corps pilot ejected from his F-8 Crusader fighter at 47,000 feet during a Cold War flight from Massachusetts to South Carolina....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
On October 3, 1967, U.S. Air Force pilot William “Pete” Knight flew the X-15A-2 to 4,520 miles per hour — Mach 6.7 — setting...
Dollars and Sense
Boeing’s 2707 supersonic transport was designed to fly at Mach 2.7 — 2,071 miles per hour — carrying up to 277 passengers, more than...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – NASA’s X-43A Hyper-X program was a tiny experimental aircraft built to answer a huge question: could scramjets really work...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Brigadier General Billy Mitchell, the “Father of the U.S. Air Force,” was a visionary who argued that air power...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – NATO’s reputation for cutting-edge airpower masks a roster of troubled jets that stumbled through the jet age’s steep learning...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-4 Phantom II began as a U.S. Navy fleet defender and became the West’s do-everything jet: fighter, bomber,...