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"Hitler's Stealth Fighter" Reborn - The Horten 2-29
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"Before constructing their Horten 2-29 replica in late 2008, aerospace engineers from Northrop Grumman examined this craft. The only surviving example of Hitler's stealth fighter, this Ho 2-29 has rested,... more
Great photo of F-22 breaking the sound barrier
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Hi everyone, I thought I would post this link to show this awesome photo of an F-22 Raptor breaking the sound barrier. This occurred on June 22nd, 2009 in the Gulf of Alaska over the aircraft carrier USS... more
B2 Bomber Cost
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Excuse me if this has been posted before but I couldn't find anything. Anyway, I was wondering why the B2 cost £2 billion each? A friend of mine who was a Leuitenant Colonel in the US Air Force and flew Phantoms, F1-11's, Stealth... more
Boeing postpones 787 first flight
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Boeing has postponed the first flight of their new flagship aircraft, the 787, after it was discovered extra strenghening is required on areas of the aircraft during routine flight readiness inspections. Boeing has... more
White House threatens veto over F-22 jet fighters
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" WASHINGTON - Preparing for a possible showdown with Congress, the White House on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation authorizing a $680 billion military budget if it contains money for jet fighters... more

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The strange case of the black unmanned....
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(Thread title continued) The strange case of the black unmanned aircraft at Kandahar. "Reports are coming out of Afghanistan this spring about sightings of... more
Air Force, Boeing test laser over NM
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Air Force, Boeing test laser over NM " KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AP) - The U.S. Air Force and the Boeing Co. have successfully tested a high-power laser... more
RAF`s new tanker - picture
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given the on going debacle in the USA - i`ll post the new RAF tanker (yes the A330 based one which the USAF should get) "TOULOUSE, France --- AirTanker is delighted... more
Ekranoplan - Experimental "GEV" Vehicles - Pics!
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"Small numbers of experimental vehicles were built in Scandinavia just before WW2. By the 1960s, the technology started to improve, in large part due to... more
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Lawmakers Make Surprise Move to Keep The F-22 Raptor Alive
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In terms of aircraft Gates IMHO is being short sighted on the F-22. It so far has demonstrated quite a capacity / capability that is only now... more
A400M: Britain Blocks Six-Month Extension; Decision in Late July
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"PARIS --- Seeking major concessions from prime contractor Airbus Military, Britain yesterday vetoed a French-German proposal to... more
LOT B763 near Toronto on Jun 19th 2009, severe turbulence and unreliable airspeed
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"The airplane encountered "severe turbulence at high speed" and started to deviate significantly from assigned altitude.... more
RAF Tornado crashes in Argyll, Scotland July 09
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" An RAF Tornado has crashed in Argyll, police have confirmed. The plane is understood to have come down on a hillside near the Rest and be Thankful... more

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The "S" Aircraft.....
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I stumbled across this pdf file last summer and never really read it until a few days ago.I have to say if this is true then it posses a very large question into what crashed in Roswell in July... more
U.S. lawmakers said exploring F-22 version for Japan
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Im not surrpsied. The Sec Def may be willing to free up an export version to appease congressional delegations in regards to his halt of F-22 production. The F-22... more
Whistleblower raises concerns about maintenance
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I stumbled across this today. It's an article from the end of 2008, talking about the maintenance practices on the RC-135 fleet. The fleet has had an outstanding... more
F-35 data compromised
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Several TERABYTES of F-35 data, including design and electronics information have stolen by computer spies. Computer systems related to the project have been penetrated at least as far back... more
AIRBUS A380 360 degree cockpit/flight deck view
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A-10's are ANNOYING!!!!!
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Ok so we are on spring break, and I live at Lake of The Ozarks close to Whiteman AFB in Knobnoster, MO, and they practice over the lake all the time. My house is close to a bridge they practice... more
New Piezo Acoustic Discovery Substantially Reduces Drag.
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New Discovery Substantially Reduces Air Friction Drag. New Piezo Acoustic Discovery Substantially Reduces Aircraft Drag Friction. Air resistance... more
How the F-35 Demon Helmet Looks Inside
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I don't really keep up with all the new military fighters technology all that much, but this helmet that they are working on, to apparently work with the F-35 is something else,... more
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Mystery UCAV/UAV over Afghanistan
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I just read on Flight about a mystery UCAV that has been spotted over Afghanistan. It's similar in shape to the Polecat, but the back of the wing isn't cranked like it was on the... more
Identify this Bird
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This is an awful photo I took at an air show. Identify this Bird and get a star. This board is slow so I though this would be a great game, seeing how any pic of a top secret bird is never good... more
A380 Break-Even Point Likely To Slip Further to 2020
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The issue now is not production problems but rather defered deliveries for the airframe. Boeing is having similar issues with its 777 and 787 which has not even... more
US Pulls F-22 Raptor from the Paris Airshow
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I understand several have been deployed West to deal with any potiential military issues from North Korea, but two fighters should not make that big of a difference. This... more
OMG turbulence broght down french jet!!
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Ohhh #. Thats what they said on the news, TURBULENCE. Aircraft entered some kind of tropical storm? And reported heavy turbulence on the way thro mid atlantic!!! Imagine... more
Why doesn't a Jet Engine melt??
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It occurred to me that if the WTC was brought down by burning jet fuel fires, than why is it that jet engines do not melt? i was very curious because jet engines seem to operate... more
Cancel F-22 Raptor Production For World Peace
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As a person who actually worked in the Skunk Works, I can speak without guessing a whole lot about some things that have to do with the economics of building experimental... more
Another F-22 Class A
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Looks like yet ANOTHER Class A accident involving an F-22. This one was on the ground, at Tyndall AFB, in Florida. I heard about last week, but they finally came out with the story. It involves... more
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New Boomerang Missile Can Destroy Enemy Fighters Behind Combat Jets
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"In a world first for an Air Force and an infra-red guided missile, Air Combat Group (ACG) of the Royal Australian... more
Magnetic Field Disrupter, possible anti-gravity applications
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"Sandia and Livermore laboratories developed the reverse engineered MFD technology. The government will go to any lengths... more
Harriers - 40 years old and still jumping
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"Few aircraft can be described as truly iconic, fewer still remain in service over long periods, but this year the British-designed Harrier celebrates... more
First 747-400 heads for wrecker
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"Air New Zealand's first Boeing 747-400 will soon make one final flight to a wrecker's yard as further capacity cuts loom in the face of a continued... more
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F-22 Down
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Does anybody have any other info on this crash yet? [edit on 25-3-2009 by SeanU] more
Boeing unveils upgraded F-15 Silent Eagle with fifth-generation features
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"Boeing today unveiled a new F-15 prototype aimed at the international market with such "fifth-generation"... more
FY 2010 budget released
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Some interesting twists in the FY 2010 budget that was released today. F-22: Done. Final acquisition is 187 there will be no increase. KC-X: Bids... more
F35 alternative engine to be cancelled
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"The Pentagon is killing the alternate engine program for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in the fiscal 2010 Defense Department budget request.... more

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