Aircraft / Air Force History

Hypersonic Technology for Military Application, July 1998

Background From the report's abstract: "With the current interest in and potential for hypersonic flight, there is a need to…

October 22, 2020

The Senior Citizen Program – “The Aurora”

Background According to Wikipedia: Aurora was a rumored mid-1980s American reconnaissance aircraft. There is no substantial evidence that it was…

July 6, 2020

Project Oxcart – The Lockheed A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft

Background In 1959 the CIA selected Lockheed's A-12 over a Convair proposal called KINGFISH. On 26 January 1960, the CIA…

May 6, 2020

Report of the Naval Research Advisory Committee Panel on Laser Eye Protection, April 1988

Background The Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) Panel was requested to undertake a rapid review of the laser threat to…

September 7, 2017

Air to Air Supersonic Pilotless Aircraft, Army Air Forces Project MX-800, Progress Report No. 4, March 13, 1947

Background Project MX-800 is a nine month study and research program calling for "investigations in connection with the development of…

August 25, 2017

CONTINUOUSLY CIRCULATING FISSIOCHEMICAL PROCESS DEVELOPMENT APPLICABLE TO HYDRAZINE SYNTHESIS. VOLUME 1: PROGRAM SURVEY, PROCESSING, AND MATERIALS

Background The primary goal of this program was to design, develop, construct and operate a continuous in-reactor hydrazine production loop…

June 7, 2017

The U-2 Program

Background The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "Dragon Lady", is a single-engine, high-altitude aircraft flown by the United States Air Force and…

May 9, 2017

B-47B/F-86L Aircraft Mishap Report, 5 February 1958

Background The Tybee Island B-47 crash was an incident on February 5, 1958, in which the United States Air Force…

March 5, 2017

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Background An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is an unpiloted aircraft. UAVs come in two varieties: some are controlled from a…

December 15, 2016

The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider

Background According to Wikipedia: The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is a heavy bomber aircraft under development by Northrop Grumman. As…

October 11, 2016