A US Navy pilot narrowly avoided crashing into the sea by as little as 16 feet after a 'catastrophic' failure aboard his aircraft carrier
Documents obtained by Business Insider show how the F/A-18 pilot prevented his fighter jet from crashing into the Indian ...
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XF8B: Meet Boeing’s Late WWII Experimental Naval Fighter
The XF8B was envisioned to provide the U.S. Navy with a long-range carrier-borne fighter that could take the fight to the ...
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How the U.S. Air Force Learned to Love the F-105 Thunderchief
The original “Thud” was improved, thanks to pilot feedback, which led to significant changes. The changes included additional armor, improved gun sights, improved ejection seats, and the addition of ...
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US Air Force uses damaged aircraft to restore F-35 to combat-ready status
Franken-bird”: The US Air Force has used sections from two damaged aircraft to restore an F-35 to combat-ready status.
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Restored ‘Franken-bird’ F-35 returns to flight
After more than year of work, engineers and maintenance experts from the US Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully flew a ...
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Thunder in the Heavens: A Brief History of the Aircraft of the USAF Thunderbirds
Entertaining crowds since 1953, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds are one of the world’s best known aerial demonstrations teams, dazzling ...