The U.S. Air Force has released a slick new video regarding its Skyborg program, which is developing a suite of systems that will form an artificial intelligence-driven “computer brain” capable of flying networked “loyal wingman” type drones and fully autonomous unmanned combat air vehicles, or UCAVs. The video offers new insights into what the service wants out of this project, how it sees it fitting into its larger aerial combat ecosystem, and what unmanned capabilities it might serve as a stepping stone toward in the future. Continue reading
Category Archives: Video
Flying Legends Airshow – The Balbo
This is a film about The Balbo (large formation) featuring THIRTY warbirds at the Flying Legends Airshow at Duxford. An incredible sight and sound that people travel from around the world to see. Continue reading
P-51 Mustang Flies Low Along a Canal
A brief clip from the famous Breitling Fighters trip to Yverdon, this time it’s Nigel Lamb flying the Mustang down the canal. Continue reading
Revised Aerodynamics Makes Golden Gate Bridge Hum
https://youtu.be/pi902BvDvos
The eerie sound now emanating from the Golden Gate Bridge is in the result of new sidewalk railing slats, just installed, meant to better handle the wind. Funny thing about wind: when it passes through certain open spaces, it creates a hum. Continue reading
RAF Typhoons Intercept Russians off Baltic Coast
Typhoon fighter jets deployed to Lithuania intercepted Russian aircraft off the Baltic coast for the second time in a week. Typhoons launched on the afternoon of 04 Jun 20 to intercept a Russian Il-20 COOT A and two Russian Su-27 Flanker B aircraft operating over the Baltic Sea. Continue reading
Drone Technology Counts Turtles on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
https://youtu.be/lNRZUqbM2aA
Researchers at Raine Island, the world’s largest green turtle rookery, have used a drone to conduct accurate population surveys, with stunning results. Continue reading
P-51 Mustang v Messerschmitt Bf 109 – Drag – the Truth
The P-51 does have low drag, but why? Is it really because it has a laminar flow wing and a thrust producing radiator. Continue reading
How SpaceX Lands Rockets with Astonishing Accuracy
Falcon 9 is a reusable, two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond. Falcon 9 is the world’s first orbital class reusable rocket. Reusability allows SpaceX to refly the most expensive parts of the rocket, which in turn drives down the cost of space access. Continue reading