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Russia Built Just Six of Its ‘F-35 Killer’ — and the Only Pilots Flying Them Do Loops at Air Shows

Summary and Key Points: The MiG-35 was supposed to be Russia’s comeback fighter — a modern, affordable jet to rebuild a battered air force...

Steve Balestrieri1 day ago

NORTHROP P-61 in flight. Northrop P-61 Black Widow night fighter had pilot, radar operator, and gunner.

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The P-61 Black Widow Was America’s First Warplane Built to Hunt in the Dark

Summary and Key Points: The Northrop P-61 Black Widow was the first U.S. aircraft designed around radar — a night fighter that could find...

Isaac Seitz2 days ago

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The Soviet Tu-144 Concordski Was Built to Beat the Concorde — It Broke Apart in Midair at the Paris Air Show and Killed Its Entire Crew

The Soviet Union built the Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic transport to compete with the Anglo-French Concorde. The aircraft was nicknamed “Concordski” in the West. The...

Kris OsbornMay 12, 2026

The X-15A-3 rocket plane flies over Edwards Air Force Base during a mission in the 1960s.

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At Mach 6.7 and 4,520 MPH, the X-15 Set the Crewed Aircraft Speed Record in 1967 — 59 Years Later, No One Has Flown Faster

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...

Jack BuckbyMay 8, 2026

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At 11,400 MPH, NASA’s X-43D Could Have Crossed the Atlantic in 18 Minutes — 20 Years After Cancellation, It Still Has Never Flown

NASA’s X-43D was designed to fly at Mach 15 — roughly 11,400 miles per hour, fast enough to cross the Atlantic Ocean in 18...

Isaac SeitzMay 8, 2026

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The SR-71 Blackbird’s Pratt & Whitney J58 Engines Suffered an ‘Unstart’ at 83,000 Feet — and the Aircraft Began Falling Sideways

In 1984, an SR-71 Blackbird flying at 83,000 feet over the Soviet Kola Peninsula lost both Pratt & Whitney J58 engines simultaneously — and...

Kris OsbornMay 8, 2026

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 triple the capacity of the Anglo-French Concorde. Powered by four General Electric GE4 turbojets, the largest straight turbojet engines ever built, two prototypes were under construction in Seattle when Congress killed the program in 1971 by a single Senate vote. Boeing laid off more than 60,000 workers, pivoted to the subsonic 747, and 55 years later no American supersonic airliner has ever entered service.

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At 2,071 MPH, Boeing’s 2707 Was Faster and Bigger Than Concorde — Congress Killed It in 1971 by 1 Vote and No American SST Has Flown Since

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...

Steve BalestrieriMay 8, 2026

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‘Hurled From His Aircraft at Mach 3’: An SR-71 Blackbird Spy Plane Broke Apart Flying at 78,000 Feet and the Pilot Survived

In 1966, Lockheed test pilot Bill Weaver became the only man in history to survive an SR-71 Blackbird disintegrating around him at Mach 3.18...

Isaac SeitzMay 5, 2026

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A SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Survived a Supersonic Ejection at Mach 3.18 and 78,800 Feet

On January 25, 1966, Lockheed test pilot Bill Weaver became the first man in history to survive a supersonic parachute ejection from an SR-71...

Christian OrrMay 5, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russia Built Just Six of Its ‘F-35 Killer’ — and the Only Pilots Flying Them Do Loops at Air Shows

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The P-61 Black Widow Was America’s First Warplane Built to Hunt in the Dark

Dollars and Sense

The Soviet Tu-144 Concordski Was Built to Beat the Concorde — It Broke Apart in Midair at the Paris Air Show and Killed Its Entire Crew

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

At Mach 6.7 and 4,520 MPH, the X-15 Set the Crewed Aircraft Speed Record in 1967 — 59 Years Later, No One Has Flown Faster

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

At 11,400 MPH, NASA’s X-43D Could Have Crossed the Atlantic in 18 Minutes — 20 Years After Cancellation, It Still Has Never Flown

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Pratt & Whitney J58 Engines Suffered an ‘Unstart’ at 83,000 Feet — and the Aircraft Began Falling Sideways

Dollars and Sense

At 2,071 MPH, Boeing’s 2707 Was Faster and Bigger Than Concorde — Congress Killed It in 1971 by 1 Vote and No American SST Has Flown Since

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘Hurled From His Aircraft at Mach 3’: An SR-71 Blackbird Spy Plane Broke Apart Flying at 78,000 Feet and the Pilot Survived

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Survived a Supersonic Ejection at Mach 3.18 and 78,800 Feet

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