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US Military Is Close to Selecting Builder for XS-1 Space Plane
The U.S. military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will soon select a company to build its robotic XS-1 space plane, according to …
Aerospaceohwhataparadise:Oh What A Paradise It Seems
Oh What A Paradise It Seems.
SolarStratos Makes Successful First Flight
Pilots in the solar-powered airplane fly so high they are required to wear spacesuits.<p>Aircraft range has been a problem since the Wright Brothers, …
AerospaceBuzz Aldrin Blasts Off With The USAF Thunderbirds For A Record Flight
The 87-year-old took to an F-16 for a joyride over his old NASA stomping grounds.<p>Staff Sgt. Jason Couillard—Public Domain<p>Tyler RogowayView Tyler …
'Sixth Generation' Fighters Jets Are Already Taking Shape
The jets won't fly for another fifteen years, but are so complicated planning needs to start now.<p>The United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Japan are all in early planning stages for a so-called "sixth generation" of fighter jets. The jets won't fly until the 2030s, but governments around the …
China Prepares For War? Chinese Aircraft J-20 To Defeat American F-22 Raptor
In a fitting reply to the U.S.' Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, air-to-air combat jet, China has put into service its new-generation J-20 stealth …
Militaryflytofight:
<b>Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation XP-81</b><p>Throughout WW2 the Army Air Corps dealt with the constant issue of long range bomber escort. By 1944 P-51 Mustangs were closing the gap on 8th Air Force bombing raids over Germany, but the vast distances of the Pacific theater still posed the major problem of escorting bombers to and from the Japanese home islands.<p>Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation (later known as Convair) designed the XP-81 to solve the long range escort problem. It was a …
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P-38 Lightning “Mama’s Boy”