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The stink of an Apollo cabin after two weeks was awe-inspiring: how Apollo Astronauts dumped on their way to the Moon and how they tried to stay clean without shower
14+ hour, 35+ min ago (652+ words) Project Apollo’s goals went beyond landing Americans on the moon and returning them safely to Earth. They included: Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy on Jul. 16, 1969, carrying Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz…...
SR-71 crew members tell why the Blackbird couldn’t exceed Mach 3.2 for Absolute Speed Record
18+ hour, 19+ min ago (572+ words) The SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft was the world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft and the most advanced member of the Blackbird family developed by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation’s clandestine “Skunk Works” division. During its operational lifetime, the SR-71 provided intelligence about the Yom Kippur…...
USMC F4F ace pilot tells why fighting A6M2-N "Rufe" float-planes was a real challenge
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (194+ words) Such encounters have gone under-explored and misrepresented in Western histories, with the elusive capabilities of the ‘Rufe’ and its role combatting raids against Guadalcanal receiving only scant attention. He enjoyed success against the A6M2-N on Nov. 7, 1942, claiming a “Float Zero…...
On D-Day a C-47 with fuselage windows melted, flying on one engine towed a glider to its LZ so that it would not sink in the water. The C-47 crash landed and its crew survived.
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (399+ words) Few aircraft are as well known, were so widely used or used as long as the C-47. Affectionately nicknamed the “Gooney Bird,” this aircraft was adapted from the Douglas DC-3 commercial airliner. The US Army Air Corps ordered its first C…...
T-39A Pilot tells when a Saudi Prince arrived in the US to buy F-15s pulled out a Roll of $1,000 Bills and asked him how many he needed to pay for the Sabreliner Fuel
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (527+ words) According to the US Air Force (USAF) the unit’s mission is to “Advancing national interests by delivering diplomacy…safe, comfortable, reliable, connected, and protected. “Perfection is our standard!”’ At this point, one may think that 89th AW performs its mission by…...
F-15 Crew Chief recalls pulling 7.4g during an incentive ride on the Eagle
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (330+ words) It’s an impressive fighter in all respects, and it’s big! The top surfaces of the F-15 are so large that it was nicknamed ‘The Tennis Court’. In production since the early 1970s, the aircraft is still in service with the US…...
Video of first flight in the Mach Loop of the KC-390 Millennium
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (334+ words) Dario Leone is an aviation, defense and military writer. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviation Geek Club” one of the world’s most read military aviation blogs. His writing has appeared in The National Interest and other news…...
After a Nuclear Test a B-36 was So Radioactive that it had to be Parked Away from other Peacemakers at Carswell AFB. It was Scrapped a year later.
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (798+ words) Dario Leone is an aviation, defense and military writer. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviation Geek Club” one of the world’s most read military aviation blogs. His writing has appeared in The National Interest and other news…...
EA-6B pilot explains why he loved flying the FrankenProwler, the Quirky EA-6B built from 800 parts rescued from derelict aircraft
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (294+ words) On display at Pima Air & Space Museum, there is a unique Prowler: EA-6B BuNo 158542, nicknamed the “FrankenProwler.” Adam Daymude, former US Navy EA-6B Prowler pilot, recalls flying the FrankenProwler in an interested post appeared on Quora; ‘In my last squadron…...
The fully loaded USAF F-4 that rolled upside down underneath a tanker at night in a thunderstorm to get separation
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (159+ words) Air refueling is the backbone of Global Reach, increasing coalition and US aircraft’s range mid-air. Refueling in flight made long-distance flying operations possible in Southeast Asia. Heavily-laden aircraft like the F-105 Thunderchief, F-4 Phantom and B-52 Stratofortress needed fuel on…...