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High Praise for the 50 year old CH-47 Chinook Helicopter

Here are a few quotes from those who actually use and appreciate the venerable Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter.   “The Chinook has served as the backbone of U.S. Army aviation
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GOLDEN AGE OF FLIGHT TEST, X-Planes at Edwards AFB, 1947-1977, Painting by Mike Machat

Mike Machat, Your ‘Go-To’ Source for Aviation Art & Information

Artist, author, and historian Mike Machat is a well-known American aviation personality who has dedicated his career to the preservation and documentation of aviation history. [hr4
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Chasing Atlantis, An Upcoming Film about the Shuttle’s Legacy

Chasing Atlantis is a documentary film project exploring the pursuit of a dream. For over the 30 years the Space Shuttle has served as a symbol of collective exploration and intern
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WWII Spitfire pilot takes controls 70 years later

He survived the daily dangers of being a pilot in the Second World War and even risked his life on a clandestine operation in the Soviet Union. Now aged 91, and seven decades on fr
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First flight test successful for Army’s Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle air vehicle

For more than 90 minutes, Aug. 7, 2012 the hybrid air vehicle known as the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle stayed afloat above Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The
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Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Conduct First East Coast Flight of X-47B Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft

The Northrop Grumman Corporation X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System UCAS demonstrator has successfully completed its historic first flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent Pax River.
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National Aviation Day, August 19

The National Aviation Day (August 19) is a United States national observation that celebrates the development of aviation. The holiday was established in 1939 by Franklin Delano Ro
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Boeing Marks 50 Years of Delivering Chinook Helicopters

As Boeing marks the 50th anniversary of delivering the first H-47 Chinook military helicopter, the company is nearing completion of a $130 million renovation of its production line
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USAF X-51A Waverider flight ends prematurely

The X-51A Waverider successfully launched from a B-52 Stratofortress over Point Mugu Naval Air Warfare Center Sea Range, Calif., Aug. 14, 2012, at approximately 11:36 a.m. PDT. The
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Transformed X-48C Blended Wing Body Flies Successfully

The remotely piloted X-48C aircraft successfully flew for the first time August 7, 2012 at Edwards Air Force Base in California’s Mojave Desert.   The aircraft, designed
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