The pressure mounted to deliver the Blackbird to service on October 27, 1962 when, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, Air Force Major Rudolph Anderson was piloting a U-2 reconnaissance mission over Cuba and suffered a fatal injury from a Soviet surface-to-air strike. ...
This helicopter can tilt its engine (nacelles) to 80 degrees to take off quickly and reach high altitudes and fast speeds. What’s cool is that the controls are so advanced that it can hover in the air even when the wind is not very strong, and the pilot doesn’t need to constantly ...
this thing actually flies, not in the same way a traditional aircraft does. There's an air cushion between the vehicle and the ship’s wing. That'
Frank Murray, who flew four Black Shield A-12 missions, turned down the CIA’s offer to fly U-2s. “Those poor guys were flying missions that were eight, ten hours, and my bones couldn’t stand sitting that long,” he says. He would return to the Air Force and Vietnam, escorting ...
K-222 was a Papa Class nuclear cruise missile Submarine of the Soviet Navy during the Cold War Era. Although the Soviets thought it to be an unsuccessful design, upon completion, it turned out to be the fastest submarine in the world and the first to have a titanium hull. ...
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"Here's this teardrop missile going at highway speed, and all you can hear is the sound of air going over the body and tires on the ground," says Alan Krause, president of the International Human-Powered Vehicle Association (IHPVA).Popular Science...
while a pair of K16-basedBorgWarnerturbos fromApex Performance Turbochargerstake care of the air side. To keep exhaust gas temperature at bay, a pair of water-to-air intercoolers are used and as a result the Double Eagle never sees EGT higher than 1,400 degrees F. With its light race ...
Efforts are underway to address staffing concerns in air traffic control, which has seen 80 controllers resign due to payment issues. The government has hired over 25 new controllers and is currently seeking more. Air Vice Marshal Sagara Kotakadeniya (Retd), Director General of Civil Aviation &...
No matter if the U.S. Air Force actually pushed the SR-71 to its limit or not, Lockheed’s impressive jet has a resume any other aircraft of its kind blushes at. With a clocked speed of some 100 miles per hour faster than its closest competition, along with a personal account of th...