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The "Black Bunny" Aircraft of the U.S. Navy's VX-4
Painted in distinctive black schemes with a Playboy Bunny adorning the tail, mimicking an aircraft of the prominent enterprise, these aircraft were flown by the United States Navy for evaluation ...
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F-35 Completes First Dual External GBU-54 Laser JDAM Drop
An F-35C of VX-9 assigned to the United Operational Test Team at Edwards AFB performed the first dual drop of externally ...
How a broken part in a jet engine’s ‘blind spot’ brought down an Air Force F-16
An investigation found that the part behind an F-16C crash was in a "blind spot" that Air Force mechanics can't see during ...
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U.S. Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for IRST Pods on F/A-18 Super Hornets
The IRST Block II enhances ‘situational awareness by supplementing air-to-air detection and track capabilities, and autonomously or in combination with ...
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The F-5A Freedom Fighter: When Simplicity Met Lethality
The F-5A was a testament to what happens when a defense contractor actually tries to restrain its impulses and focus on making an affordable craft.
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‘I Learned About Flying From That’ Podcast: Stuck Throttle in Full Burner
FLYING is counting down to its 100th ILAFFT podcast episode. This week we revisit listener favorite No. 2: 'When Punching Out ...
From Jim Crow life to four-star rank: Air Force’s Newton overcame hardscrabble youth to succeed
Gen. Lloyd W. “Fig” Newton triumphed over a system that did its best to keep him in a position of second-class citizenship ...