US Military Aviation
Bomber of the Future
The U.S. Air Force announced last weekend that the competition to build the next bomber is already underway.
March 02, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Berry’s Leap, Pt. 2
Grant Morton wasn't the first to parachute from an airplane, or even the second.
March 01, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Berry’s Leap
In February 1912, Capt. Albert Berry made the first parachute jump from an airplane.
February 29, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
The Ultimate Fighter?
With the F-35, Lockheed Martin takes a turn trying to make one combat plane that can do everything.
February 2012 |
By Richard Whittle
Flight of the Intruder
Their assignment, 45 years ago: Drop mines over Vietnam, something no jet had ever done.
February 24, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
K-MAX at Work
A few months into testing, the new cargo helo seems to be performing well.
February 15, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Hardest to Fly?
Piloting an Apache helicopter almost always meant both hands and feet doing four different things at once.
February 03, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
DARPA ISO UAV
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is trying out innovation the 21st century way: crowdsourcing.
January 25, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Combat on Canvas
Art and artifacts from the Marine front lines, now on display in Washington.
January 24, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Bob Smyth, Grumman Test Pilot (1927-2012)
He flew the first flight of the F-14A Tomcat in 1970, but made bigger headlines when he had to eject from the aircraft just nine days later.
January 11, 2012 |
By George Larson
Thirty Hours, No Stops
The B-2 needs four fill-ups to keep flying.
January 05, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Tweetups Then and Now
Lockheed Martin held their first Tweetup this week, inviting fans to see the last F-22 roll out of the factory. So what exactly is a Tweetup, and how did they start?
December 20, 2011 |
By Heather Goss
Missing in Inaction: F-104
Alert: If you see a Starfighter in a parking lot, contact this Dutch museum.
December 19, 2011 |
By Pat Trenner
70 Years of “Slipping the Surly Bonds”
Whether you love it or hate it, John Gillespie Magee's "High Flight" remains the most enduring of aviation poems.
December 08, 2011 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Air Force Slashes Airshow Demos
Don't go looking for F-16s or A-10s at military airshows from now on. The F-22 will be performing solo.
December 07, 2011 |
By Pat Trenner
Getting Medieval
When the Eighth Air Force wanted to protect its bomber crews, it asked medieval armor specialists for advice.
November 21, 2011 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Catch-22 At Fifty
Writer Joseph Heller drew on his own wartime experience for his 1961 masterpiece.
November 11, 2011 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Unmanned Helos Headed For Afghanistan
Troops in Afghanistan should start receiving supplies from the new K-MAX unmanned helicopters for the first time this month.
November 08, 2011 |
By Heather Goss
