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The act of dive bombing during World War II was a death defying trial of skill and nerve. You aimed your plane down, four miles above the ocean, and plummeted at speeds of up to 275 miles per hour. Source: YouTube [themoneytizer id="15547-28"]
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The act of dive bombing during World War II was a death defying trial of skill and nerve. You aimed your plane down, four miles above the ocean, and plummeted at speeds of up to 275 miles per hour. Source: YouTube [themoneytizer id="15547-28"]
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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. It
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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. It
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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. The design – a low-risk, affordable solution validated through extensive testing and analysis – has a thrust compounded single-main rotor boasting a six-
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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. The design – a low-risk, affordable solution validated through extensive testing and analysis – has a thrust compounded single-main rotor boasting a six-
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The "Year of the Fighter" at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 included a huge gathering of P-51 Mustangs. Eighteen of these legendary fighters came together to fly during the Thursday airshow. Starting with a taxi of EAA's own "Paul I", recently restored to running
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The "Year of the Fighter" at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 included a huge gathering of P-51 Mustangs. Eighteen of these legendary fighters came together to fly during the Thursday airshow. Starting with a taxi of EAA's own "Paul I", recently restored to running
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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. Previous burns only lasted 90-seconds, but on this October 3, 1967, flight, the aircraft was equipped with special tanks that
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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. Previous burns only lasted 90-seconds, but on this October 3, 1967, flight, the aircraft was equipped with special tanks that
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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. This film is of edited USAAF footage of those missions. In early 1945, P-51C, D, and
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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. This film is of edited USAAF footage of those missions. In early 1945, P-51C, D, and