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In the fall of 1932, the U.S. Army Air Corps was on the hunt for a new bomber, something cutting-edge to keep the looming threat of war at bay. Henry Ford threw his tri-motor aircraft into the ring, taking it for a spin over Wright Field in Ohio. But military bigwigs weren’t quite sold. The tri-motor, born in 1925, felt more like a blast from the past than a leap into the future. Continue reading
Drone masterminds have taken DIY engineering to the next level with the first drone capable of keeping up with an F1 car on the track. Here’s how they created it. Continue reading
In 1950, the Korean War’s skies turned hostile as Soviet MiG-15 fighters challenged the American B-29 bombers, once the unchallenged masters of the air. This new threat forced the USAF to halt their daylight bombing runs as the night skies became the new battleground. The Douglas F3D Skyknight entered this tense scenario, an unassuming figure against the backdrop of high-stakes air combat. Continue reading
The Heinkel He162 was one of Nazi Germany’s last ditch attempts to win back the control of the skies with a cheap jet fighter capable of being flown by almost anyone. Like all the other weapons it came too late to have any effect on the outcome of the war. Continue reading
The Martin B-26 Marauder is an American twin-engined medium bomber that saw extensive service during World War II. The B-26 was built at two locations: Baltimore, Maryland, and Omaha, Nebraska, by the Glenn L. Martin Company. Continue reading
The Sukhoi Su-57 (Russian: Сухой Су-57; NATO reporting name: Felon) is a twin-engine stealth multirole fighter aircraft developed by Sukhoi. It is the product of the PAK FA (Russian: ПАК ФА, prospective aeronautical complex of front-line aviation) programme, which was initiated in 1999 as a more modern and affordable alternative to the MFI (Mikoyan Project 1.44/1.42). Continue reading
The Lockheed A-12 is a retired high-altitude, Mach 3+ reconnaissance aircraft built for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) by Lockheed’s Skunk Works, based on the designs of Clarence “Kelly” Johnson. Continue reading
Dive into the captivating history of the Tu-104, the Soviet Union’s pioneering jet airliner that took to the skies in the 1950s. This documentary-style video explores the intriguing and complex journey of the Tu-104, a marvel of Soviet innovation that revolutionized air travel in the Eastern bloc, yet was shrouded in mystery and controversy. Continue reading