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As the Cold War loomed on the horizon shortly after World War 2, Canada worried about the possibility of Soviet bombers flying over the Arctic Ocean ready to deliver nuclear payloads on North American targets. Consequently, Canadian Air Force officials made a bold decision and built their own indigenously-developed fighter-interceptor from scratch. Continue reading
For all its success after World War 2, the Convair B-36 Peacemaker strategic bomber was still a piston-engined machine, and it would not take long for it to be displaced by jet power. However, as the 1950s began, the company conceived an idea to extend the career of its beloved bomber: they would create a jet-propulsion version that could enter the atomic era. Continue reading
Top Gun Maverick official behind-the-scenes footage starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman with Ed Harris. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin has created a webpage dedicated to the story behind the creation of the Top Gun: Maverick Darkstar hypersonic aircraft. The company had previously disclosed that its legendary Skunk Works advanced projects division had been directly involved in creating this fictitious design, but had declined to provide more specific details about its relation to the production.
NASA actually kind of has a reputation for using old air frames such as the S-3 Viking and even the U-2 but the B-57 is one of if not the oldest airframes they use its also just an interesting story. Continue reading
The Bell P-39 Airacobra is a fighter produced by Bell Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Continue reading
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a legend. An extremely competent multi-role aircraft it was one of the few planes to serve with the United States Navy, Marines and Air Force, making the Phantom one of the most important types to fly during the Cold War. Continue reading
The Fleet 50 Freighter was a Canadian twin-engine biplane general utility aircraft designed and built by Fleet Aircraft. This peculiar-looking aircraft had promise as a freighter and general use aircraft, but it was underpowered and only five were built – two crashed, two caught fire, and just one survived its short life until retirement. Continue reading