U.S. Air Force test pilots and engineers are currently wrapping up testing and development on the F-15SA Super Eagle to be delivered to the air forces in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. The F-15SA combines features of the F-15E Strike Eagle with others of the F-15SE Silent Eagle. These new F-15SA models … [Read more...] about F-15SA- Keeping up with the latest
T-38’s Getting Creative When They’re Behind the Curve
I can remember when I was a kid watching the Top Gun movie, seeing Maverick and Goose struggle to keep up with Jester- who was flying the agile A-4 Skyhawk- in their big, hunky & junky F-14 Tomcat. I thought to myself then, “Wow! TOP GUN must be a tough school. If these students can learn to … [Read more...] about T-38’s Getting Creative When They’re Behind the Curve
SR-71 Blackbird: Supersonic Spy Plane
Have you ever dreamed of flying the fastest plane ever built? Then you ought to know about the SR-71 Blackbird. This stealth aircraft was designed to break the sound barrier at speeds of over Mach 3. It was so fast that none of the SR-71 aircraft were ever hit by enemy surface-to-air missiles. Read … [Read more...] about SR-71 Blackbird: Supersonic Spy Plane
Final F22 Raptor Hits The Runway
It appears as if the last F22 Raptor has been built for the US Air Force. December 13, 2011 marks a historic day in military aviation. The last F22, tail number 4195 is the last of the 187 F22s that have been produced, starting in 1997, at the Lockheed Martin production plant in Marietta, … [Read more...] about Final F22 Raptor Hits The Runway
First F-35 Delivered To The Air Force
The first production F-35 was flown from the manufacturing plant in Ft. Worth to Edwards AFB on May 10th. This marked the delivery of the first F-35 into the U.S. Air Force with eight more on the way. Eventually, the Air Force will be accepting 1,763 of these new fighter jets, and probably as many … [Read more...] about First F-35 Delivered To The Air Force