Remembering aerospace pioneer William H. Dana

One of the nation’s most respected aerospace pioneers has passed away. Distinguished research pilot and aeronautical engineer William Harvey Dana died on May 6, 2014. His lon
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Northrop Grumman demonstrates Unmanned Aerial Vehicle air-to-air refueling

On Jan. 21, 2011, the most well known three aircraft centers  of the world,  Northrop Grumman Corporation, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA) and NASA, Dryden Flight
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Air Force Names New Tanker ‘Pegasus’

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh announced Thursday the service will name its new KC-46A tanker refueling aircraft the “Pegasus” — after the mythological
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VIDEO: Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Third Powered Flight

Virgin Galactic produced video of the third powered flight of SpaceShipTwo from the Mojave Air and Space Port on Dec. 10, 2014. The vehicle fired its hybrd motor for 20 seconds, re
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Delta retires last DC-9, oldest plane in fleet of the big American airlines

DELTA Air Lines is retiring its last DC-9s, the oldest passenger plane in the fleet of the big US airlines. Delta operated the final passenger flight from Minneapolis to Atlanta on
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Interview with SR-71 Pilot Richard Graham

USAF Col. Rich Graham, Retired talks about how he got involved in flying the SR-71 and other airplanes. Video was recorded at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, Texas beside
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Amazing Helicopter Pilot Harvesting Christmas Trees

Christmas Tree harvesting at Noble Mountain Christmas Tree Farm in Oregon. Pilot Dan Clark flying a Northwest Helicopters, LLC 206B3 Jetranger, November of 2008. Oregon is the nati
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Scorpion Light Attack Jet Almost Ready For Flight – UPDATED

UPDATED: First Flight Achieved! Textron AirLand, LLC, a joint venture between Textron Inc. and AirLand Enterprises, LLC, announced that the Scorpion Intelligence, Surveillance and
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P-40 Warhawk That Survived Pearl Harbor Flies Again

By Chris Carola, The Associated Press An American fighter that’s one of the few remaining still-airworthy planes to survive the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is being donated to
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Home Movie of Vintage 1930s Aircraft

From a collection of unidentified home movies from the 1930s purchased at an auction in Walla Walla, Washington. Includes scenes of a Monocoupe, Waco, Douglas, Ford, Pitcairn, Curt
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