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  DARPA wants aircraft that can maneuver with a radically different method

  Popular Science - Kelsey D. Atherton

  The Pentagon's R&D wing is taking the next steps towards developing airplanes that don't use traditional control surfaces like ailerons. On January 17, DARPA announced the next steps of a program to create an aircraft designed to fly entirely on control surfaces that lack the moving parts that …

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  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb EN951 RF D Polish Ace Jan Zumbach | AeroScale

  aeroscale.net

  Adie Roberts continues his series of inspirations to help inspire modellers of all abilities to work out of their comfort zone building dioramas or …

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  Renowned pilot honored at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Pennsylvania

  stripes.com - Haley Daugherty

  (Tribune News Service) — Greensburg, Pa., native and X-1 test pilot Chalmers H. “Slick” Goodlin was on the verge of making history as the pilot who …

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  Military Posturing Continues in the South China Sea

  Bloomberg

  Bloomberg's Chief North Asia Correspondent Stephen Engle traveled to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz to report on military posturing and the risk of war as tensions continue to simmer between China and the US. For more video please visit https://bloomberg.com

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  Why the Air Force’s B-58 ‘Hustler’ Bomber Failed

  19fortyfive.com - Robert Farley

  Why the B-58 Hustler Failed, a 5 Minute Short History: In an era of fantastic aircraft, the B-58 Hustler was one of the most visually striking …

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  Boeing to deliver its final 747 plane, bringing an end to the world's most iconic jet

  theweek.com - Justin Klawans

  For decades, the Boeing 747 has been a hallmark of aviation, with the world's first jumbo jet helping to usher in the modern era of air travel. That …