Concorde was done in by a combination of market forces that negatively impacted the aviation industry, a terror attack, and a freak accident. Here’s What You Need to Know: The Concorde’s death reads like a soap opera. The Concorde was many things. Innovative and supersonic, it held numerous commercial airline speed records and was the fastest way…

The F-16 or the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon was developed by General Dynamics (now part of Lockheed Martin) for the United States Air Force. The decision came after the Vietnam war when results dictated that the USAF needed better fighter jets. The F-16 is a day fighter which means it does not come equipped…

An old fighter such as the MiG-21 can be deadly under the right circumstances. Here’s What to Remember: Indeed, the aerial battle in which the MiG-21 and F-16 were shot down involved, on both sides, mixed formations of old and new fighters. The Indian air force defended its decision to send old MiG-21 fighters up against much more…

Saab’s latest aircraft, the JAS 39 Gripen is one of the most capable multirole fighter aircraft in the world. When automotive enthusiasts hear the name Saab, they probably always think about the famous car manufacturer. The manufacturer that we now miss greatly, but that also produced some utterly amazing cars. Think of the 9-3 Viggen perhaps,…

Its flying wing structure, along with composite materials and rare coatings help make the B-2 Spirit a top covert military bomber. The B-2 Spirit bomber, also known simply as the Stealth Bomber, is a heavy strategic aircraft that was manufactured by Northrop Grumman. The flying wing military design of the B-2 was initially developed as part of…

The Hawker Hunter is a classic British fighter jet that played an important role in aviation history. It was a highly advanced aircraft that was designed to outpace and outmaneuver its opponents, and its impressive capabilities ensured that it remained in active service with many air forces around the world for several decades. In this blog…

How a slow, simple airplane became an icon. General Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, chief of the Air Force’s Air Combat Command, said in November 2016 that he would deploy A-10s to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, where these bruisers would join the fight against Islamic State that was raging at the time. Able to fly for long periods…

It could cross continents in just a few hours, and at 80,000 feet, the Blackbird could survey 100,000 square miles of the ground below per hour. No other U.S. Air Force aircraft could fly faster or higher than the Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird,” and on its final flight, it set a truly impressive record. The reconnaissance aircraft flew from…

A veteran U.S. Air Force pilot and volunteer at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., has given us a small glimpse of what it was like to fly the SR-71 Blackbird. Adelbert “Buz” Carpenter accumulated 4,400 flight hours in various airplanes during his military career, from the T-38 Talon trainer to the C-141…

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a workhorse transport and cargo plane of the US Air Force. As many as 102 troops can be flown anywhere in the world on the aircraft. More than 800 Afghan refugees were transported to safety on the aircraft in just one flight. The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III should be…