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Flight Test Files: XB-70 Valkyrie – Riding the Shockwave at Mach 3
How NASA used the XB-70 Valkyrie bomber to advance supersonic transport research, study sonic booms…
Vasili Yanchenko: The Imperial Russian Air Service and the War on the Eastern Front
A profile of Vasili Yanchenko, a 16-victory Russian World War I flying ace whose bold…
Grounded Dreams: Supermarine Type 545 – The Mach 1.3 Interceptor Frozen in Time
The Supermarine Type 545 was designed as a Mach 1.3 crescent-wing interceptor, but political fallout…
Flight Test Files: Northrop X-4 Bantam-Navigating the Limits of the Tailless Wing
How the Northrop X-4 Bantam tested semi-tailless flight near Mach 1 and revealed stability limits…
Aces of the Great War: Georges Madon – The 41 Victories of France’s Strategic Ace
Profile of French World War I ace Georges Madon, who scored 41 confirmed victories and…
Grounded Dreams: The EADS Mako – Europe’s Lost High-Performance Trainer
Why EADS’ supersonic Mako jet trainer, powered by the F414 engine, never advanced beyond mock-ups…
Flight Test Files: Douglas F5D-1 Skylancer – Mastering the High-Speed Sink Rate
The Douglas F5D-1 Skylancer evolved from the F4D Skyray into a Mach 1.5 interceptor before…
Aces of the Great War: Erich Loewenhardt – The Yellow Peril of the German Air Service
Erich Loewenhardt was Germany’s third-highest scoring World War I ace with 54 victories. Flying the…
Grounded Dreams: How the Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk Pushed Helicopter Design Too Far, Too Soon
The Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk was a fast, experimental attack helicopter that pushed design limits but…
Grounded Dreams: The Republic XF-12 Rainbow – Perfection in the Shadow of Jets
The story of the Republic XF-12 Rainbow, a flawless piston-engine reconnaissance aircraft that arrived just…
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