The US Air Force funding will cover integration and testing of the Rolls-Royce F130 powerplant on two B-52H aircraft, marking ...
The new contract covers the Post-Critical Design Review phase of the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, which will replace the TF33 engines with ...
Why First Lieutenant Ewald Swanson's crew flew a B-17 by pulling bare control cables with their hands during WW2 —[...] ...
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Alyssa Thomas is the second major signing for the new Project B women's basketball league that will play in the WNBA offseason. Thomas joins Nneka Ogwumike as veteran WNBA All-Stars to sign with the ...
Owing to its obvious lack of aerodynamics, the B-2’s flight envelope is fairly narrow—but within it, the bomber is designed to be gentle and responsive. The B-2 Spirit is one of the most ...
‍DALLAS — The Olympus 593 was the soul of Concorde, its heartbeat, its muscle, and the force that let it slice through the skies at twice the speed of sound. Without it, Concorde would have been just ...
Most of the older performance aircraft still in use by the military - including the F-15, F-16, U-2 spy plane, B-52 and B-1 bomber, are off-limits to the general public. A ride in one usually is ...
The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was the United States Air Force's first jet-powered and first swept-wing bomber. This iconic and innovative aircraft was a hybrid. It mixed the construction techniques of ...
Of the 3,900 B-29 bombers built between 1943 and 1946, only two are still flying, and both are kept in the air by not-for-profit organizations. FiFi, owned and operated by The Commemorative Air Force ...
The Air Force’s newer bombers were tailored for narrow mission sets that have aged poorly in the 21st century, while the B-52 Stratofortress remains extremely adaptable. In an aerospace era of stealth ...