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The X-47B successfully conducted the first ever Autonomous Aerial Refuelling (AAR) of an unmanned aircraft April 22, completing the final test objective under the Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System demonstration programme. While flying off the coast of Maryland and Virginia in the Atlantic Test Ranges, the X-
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The Spartan 7W Executive was an aircraft produced by the Spartan Aircraft Company during the late 1930s and early 1940s. The 7W featured an all-metal fuselage as well as a retractable undercarriage. The 7W Executive was popular with affluent buyers worldwide. Designed for comfort, the interior of the 7W
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A chimp being filmed by a drone at a zoo in theNetherlands decided she wasn't interested in having a close-up and swatted the drone out of the air with a tree branch. The drone was filming part of a TV series about the chimps at the Royal
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Leroy Grumman's Legacy Lives on at Paine Field in Everett, Washington I can't think of a better way to celebrate the life of Leroy Grumman than to share a collection of photos and video showing off the three incredible Grumman 'Cats that call Paine Field
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A C-5M Super Galaxy aircrew from Travis Air Force Base claimed 45 aeronautical records in one flight, positioning the U.S. military’s largest airframe as the world’s top aviation record holder with a total of 86 world records. The flight from Travis AFB established standards in 45
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F22 Raptor take off at Fairford. Source: YouTube
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Spitfire Flying Fast Over Manston Airport. Dan Griffiths was really gunning the Merlin engine, with the "Spirit Of Kent Spitfire" . The sound of that Merlin engine was pure heaven. Source: YouTube
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The RNZAF has operated the Bell UH-1H Iroquois light transport helicopter since 1966. This video was shot during a media familiarisation flight in the Huey before the Royal New Zealand Air Force's 75th Birthday celebration airshow at RNZAF Ohakea. The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (unofficially Huey) is
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Irish sheep farmer Paul Brennan has figured how to use a drone to do a sheepdog’s job - introducing Shep the Drone. Filmed by Paul Brennan in Carlow Ireland. Source: YouTube
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The United States Air Force flew this B-52 Stratofortress all the way from Guam to Avalon in Australia to provide visitors to the Australian International Airshow with a chance to see this awesome aircraft flyby at speed. Once the display was done the aircraft headed back to Guam -- all
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Northrop Grumman just released this promotion video about Global Hawk. Source: YouTube
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This video uncovers the workings, tools, and rationale of the scaled aircraft lab at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base. Watch commercial-off-the-shelf aircraft, one-of-a-kind designs, powered aircraft, and gliders take-off, fly, and land. The chief pilot and designer