The Northrop YB-49 was a prototype jet-powered heavy bomber developed by Northrop Corporation shortly after World War II for service with the U.S. Air Force. Continue reading
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FAI Salutes Winners of Red Bull Air Race 2017
The Red Bull Air Race World Championship ended in superb style this year, with three winners celebrating long after the final weekend’s racing had finished in Indianapolis, USA. Continue reading
3D Printed Titanium Mach 0.8 Rocket Powered Drone
3D printing gives manufacturers the power to create parts that cannot be built cost-effectively with other processes. In this video, Mark Kirby, manager of additive manufacturing at Renishaw Canada, shows off a special project for a North American aerospace customer: the Firefly, a 3D printed titanium rocket-powered drone that can fly at nearly supersonic speeds, with onboard telemetry and a spring-released wing. Continue reading
US Air Force Breaking Barriers Since 1947
Since its inception in 1947, the US Air Force has consistently broken barriers as an element of the finest joint warfighting team on the planet, and its Airmen have refined its mission through innovation and teamwork. Continue reading
Pilot’s Eye View of a Mustang Formation
This in-cockpit video was filmed at the Flying Legends Airshow at Duxford, UK, and features “The Horsemen” Mustang display team flying 3 North American P51 Mustangs Continue reading
Camera Drone Flies Onto, Inside, Under Moving Train
Camera drone operator Paul Nurkkala just released a video titled “Flight of the Year” that showcases his world-class drone piloting skills. He captured some seemingly impossible footage of his drone flying onto, next to, inside, and under a moving freight train. Continue reading
Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle
The Boeing X-37, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), is a reusable unmanned spacecraft. It is boosted into space by a launch vehicle, then re-enters Earth’s atmosphere and lands as a spaceplane. Continue reading
Rockwell B-1 Lancer Taking Off and Landing
The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force (USAF). It is commonly called the “Bone” (from “B-One”). It is one of three strategic bombers in the USAF fleet as of 2017, the other two being the B-2 Spirit “Stealth Bomber”, and the B-52 Stratofortress. Continue reading