by Lee Cloer | Jan 24, 2020 | General Interest, Jet Fridays, Video
In the Avengers movies, the secret group SHIELD used a massive full-size aircraft carrier called a helicarrier. This mammoth ship contained four gigantic fans that provided enough lift to help hide the carrier amongst the clouds. From the carrier, SHIELD could launch...
by Lee Cloer | Dec 9, 2019 | General Interest, Video
For more than 40 years, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, also known as the Viper, has been a dominate multi-role fighter aircraft around the globe. Its place is cemented in history as one of the most popular and effective fighter aircraft ever produced. The Hunters –...
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 1, 2019 | General Interest, Jet Fridays
Black Rock Desert is a very flat and open expanse 100 miles north of Reno, Nevada. It’s also the home of two successful land speed records. This is not the story of one of those. A professional race car driver, Craig Breedlove, was determined to set the land speed...
by Lee Cloer | Oct 4, 2019 | Video, General Interest, Jet Fridays |
In previous Jet Friday articles, we have covered the jet engine by showing how one works and how turbojets operate in extremely high altitudes at very high speeds. In this article, we will show you how a jet engine gets started. Though there are differences in how a...