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Operation Linebacker Featured Epic Vietnam War Air-to-Air Combat
To bolster its beleaguered Army of the Republic of Vietnam ally, the U.S. military sent airpower assets in force. As I’ve ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 smashes the sound barrier — becoming the 1st civil aircraft to go supersonic in US history
By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger ...
What It’s Like To Fly Supersonic In 7 Different Aircraft
Each time one flies above Mach 1 is special. Most commercial pilots have never done it. Our reporter is not a pilot, but he’s ...
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The A-1 Skyraider Was America’s First Close Air Support Fighter
That’s because the Pentagon needed a plane that could fly low and hover for protracted periods over a battlefield—a niche that jets couldn’t fill. In other words, the A-1 was America’s original Close ...
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Boom Supersonic's next-generation XB-1 passenger plane 1 step away from breaking the sound barrier
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde ...
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The A-6 Intruder Bomber Fought Hard for the Navy and Marines in Vietnam
The airframe resulted from a Bureau of Aeronautics request for an all-weather attack aircraft that could one ... prop-driven A-1 Skyraider, the A-6 actually coexisted with the A-1 in service ...
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Vietnam considers removing barriers for China-made COMAC aircraft to operate in country
HANOI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The Vietnam government said late on Wednesday that it will consider removing regulatory hurdles to allow aircraft manufactured ... air crash 1:11 AM UTC · Updated ...
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US supersonic aircraft nearly breaks sound barrier in test flight over Mojave Desert
The company’s Chief Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg flew the XB-1 demonstrator aircraft, reaching transonic speed during the flight. As Boom explains in a press release ...
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Here are the names of the 6 new Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers that are poised to lead the US Navy until 2100
President Joe Biden announced Monday that two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers would be named after former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. "Each knows firsthand the ...
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FBI searching for drone operator that grounded aircraft battling Pacific Palisades fire
The crash took place at around 1 p.m. local time Thursday while the aircraft was operating over the Palisades Fire near the Pacific Coast, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson ...
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2 New Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Will Be Named After Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush
The White House announced Monday that the Navy will name the two latest Ford-class aircraft carriers after former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The future USS William J. Clinton and ...
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Boom XB-1 pushes the sound barrier before supersonic flight
the prototype aircraft reached transonic speed. That is, flight so close to Mach 1 that some areas of airflow over the airframe exceed the speed of sound. It's also the point where the XB-1 was ...