Aircraft / Air Force History

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

NACA Conference on Turbojet Engines for Supersonic Propulsion, October 8-9, 1953

Introduction Excerpt from the document: This document contains papers related to the NACA Conference on "The Turbojet Engine for Supersonic…

September 16, 2016

Project Whale Tale – Launching the U-2 from an Aircraft Carrier

Background In the 1960s, U-2s could not reach certain remote targets because political difficulties prevented basing the aircraft in some…

August 14, 2016

Summary of Information Developed on the Navy’s F-111B Aircraft, June 20, 1967

Background The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark was a supersonic, medium-range interdictor and tactical attack aircraft that also filled the roles…

July 30, 2016

Project Pluto – Nuclear RAMJET Engines

Background Project Pluto was a United States government program to develop nuclear powered ramjet engines for use in cruise missiles.…

July 19, 2016

Operation Looking Glass – Airborne United States Command and Control Center

Background Looking Glass (or Operation Looking Glass) is the code name for an airborne command and control center operated by…

June 22, 2016

Advanced Propulsion Study, February 2004

Advanced Propulsion Study Background This study was tasked with the purpose of conducting a thorough literature and program search to…

April 27, 2016