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BOOM BOOM BOOM In researching this article, I spoke to crews of B-52s, B-47s and Vulcans and even chatted on a train with a ...
Everything about the U-2 is unique. The U-2 was designed for a very specific mission, and the designer of the U-2, Kelly Johnson, once said, and I paraphrase, “If you want this aircraft to go high, I ...
Unlikely as it is, the main competitor of the F-35 is the Saab Gripen-E. These two fighter types, are as different as they could get, one akin to a bulky people carrier, the other a stripped-down ...
Pampering the ‘Dragon Lady’ “On 9/11, I told the Chief of the Guards that if my guys were not allowed in when they came, not only would they have to answer to the President of the ...
Last week, I got an email from the publisher Unbound saying they’d gone into administration and my books would be cancelled. After all the support from you, seven years of my and many others’ work on ...
Today, Boeing announced that it had won the multi-billion dollar contract (starting at around $20 billion) to develop and supply the Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter for USAF. The new aircraft ...
The A-10 Thunderbolt II is a giant flying rotary cannon, wrapped in armor and looking for trouble. Former USAF Staff Sergeant TJ NIZNIK cared for this ugly death machine at the height of its potency.
A honeybee typically dies after stinging because its barbed stinger gets lodged in the skin of its opponent. When the honeybee tries to fly away, it ruptures its abdomen and internal organs, killing ...
Last week, I got an email from the publisher Unbound saying they’d gone into administration and my books would be cancelled. After all the support from you, seven years of my and many others’ work on ...
Today, Boeing announced that it had won the multi-billion dollar contract (starting at around $20 billion) to develop and supply the Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter for USAF. The new aircraft ...