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The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstration aircraft was hoisted aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on Nov. 26, 2012 in preparation for deck handling trials. Continue reading
Category Archives: Video
P-51D Mustang “Ferocious Frankie”
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This is a video of The Old Flying Machine Company P-51D Mustang ‘Ferocious Frankie”. Continue reading
Lego Copter
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Believe it or not someone has actually attached a quadrotor to a Lego motorcycle kit…and it works ! Continue reading
De Havilland Mosquito Documentary
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This 15-minute documentary describes the conception and making of the legendary wooden-frame WWII British fighter/bomber. Continue reading
Unmanned Aircraft System Testing at Oliktok, Alaska
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In late October 2012, a flight team from New Mexico State University, assisted by engineers from Sandia National Laboratories, completed the first in a series of test flights to evaluate various unmanned aircraft systems in the frigid Arctic conditions at the North Slope of Alaska. Continue reading
World War 1 Dogfight – Fokker D.VII vs Bristol Fighter F2.b
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The Vintage Aviator’s Fokker D.VII and Bristol Fighter F2.b are shown here during their dogfight display at the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s 75th Birthday celebration airshow at RNZAF Ohakea. Continue reading
Wright Brothers Test Flight 1909
This film documents the official test flight of the Wright Brothers’ military airplane at Fort Myer, Virginia, on July 27, 1909. Continue reading
DARPA’s Pet-Proto Robot Navigates Obstacles
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In this video, the Pet-Proto, a predecessor to DARPA’s Atlas robot, is confronted with obstacles similar to those robots might face in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC). Continue reading