by Lee Cloer | Nov 15, 2019 | Jet Fridays, General Interest, Video
The XB-70 Valkyrie was the largest and fastest strategic bomber the United States ever built. It was designed to exceed Mach 3, or over 2301 mph, and had a service ceiling over 77,000 feet. It performed these speeds and reached these altitudes using six General...
by Lee Cloer | Nov 6, 2019 | General Interest, Video
How do you celebrate your country’s first permanently stationed F-35A Lightning II? The Netherlands did it with a bubble bath. To be clear, the Royal Netherlands Air Force did not do this intentionally. The Dutch are expecting to replace their fleet of F-16 Fighting...
by Lee Cloer | Oct 24, 2019 | General Interest, Video
The F-105 Thunderchief project began in 1951 and was introduced into service in 1958 as a replacement for the F-84F Thunderstreak fighter-bomber. The single-seat Thunderchief was a fighter-bomber capable of near Mach 2 and originally developed to be a nuclear attack...
by Lee Cloer | Oct 18, 2019 | General Interest
World War II is filled with many now-iconic events and stories. Forever woven into the tapestry of United States history are dates of Pearl Harbor: 7 Dec 1941; Doolittle Raids: 18 Apr 1943; Battle of Midway: 4 June 1942; D-day: 6 June 1944; Iwo Jima: 19 Feb 1945;...
by Lee Cloer | Oct 11, 2019 | General Interest, Jet Fridays, Video |
As popular an aircraft as the F-16 Fighting Falcon (Viper) is, it was not warmly welcomed when it was in development. Those against this small single-engine air superiority fighter were concerned it would be a threat to its larger big brother, the F-15 Eagle, a...