Author: Jeff Sharon
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J58 Sr 71 Blackbird Secret Weapon Video
What made the Sr-71 so special as a military aircraft? It’s extreme speed and dynamics of the aircraft were unparalleled to anything of its time. This short blog post will discuss the engine of the SR-71 and show how it worked with a great YouTube video that we have discovered on the j58 engine. The……
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Video Last Flight C 133 Cargomaster
The Lockheed C-133 Cargomaster was a large turboprop airliner built between 1956 and 1961 by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. It began as a U.S. Air Force project for an intercontinental freighter with 35 to 40 tons (70,000 to 80,000 lb) of cargo and 48 passengers; it ended up as a 100-ton (200,000 lb) freighter……
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Tour Edwards AFB Air Force Flight Test Center Museum
The Air Force Flight Test Center Museum is located at the southern end of Edwards Air Force Base. It houses a collection of historical exhibits and aircraft that have been used to prove or test aerospace systems, including research and development planes that led to developments such as the T-38 Talon, F-15 Eagle, SR-71 Blackbird,……
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Video Streak Eagle Smashed Records
The F-15A Eagle is a single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed by McDonnell Douglas to gain and maintain air supremacy in aerial combat. The F-15A was the first dedicated USAF air superiority fighter since the North American F-86 Sabre. The F-15A holds its record as the world’s most widely used fighter aircraft with more than 100……
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Lost Designations Republic yf 96
The f-96 was a second-generation all-weather interceptor of the fifties. It was built in North American, and it owes him a famous ancestor: the f 86 sabre who fought with distinction during the Korean war. Its status is extinct today, but f-96 has had a rich and varied career. It was initially designed in 1945……