Boeing B-47B rocket-assisted take off

Boeing B-47B rocket-assisted take off

Boeing B-47B rocket-assisted take off

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AIM-7 Sparrow

AIM-7 Sparrow

The AIM-7 Sparrow is a radar-guided, air-to-air missile with a high-explosive warhead. The versatile Sparrow has all-weather, all-altitude operational capability and can attack high-performance aircraft and missiles from any direction. It is a widely deployed missile used by U.S. and North Atlantic ........

Grumman F-14 Tomcat - part 1

Grumman F-14 Tomcat - part 1

One of the mainstays of US Navy fleet defense in the late 20th century was the Grumman "F-14 Tomcat", a twin-engine interceptor armed with long-range Phoenix air-to-air missiles. The Tomcat is being phased out of Navy service, having also been pressed into the reconnaissance and,........

Boeing B-47 Part 2:Volume production

Boeing B-47 Part 2:Volume production

Following a series of preliminary contracts for production B-47s, in November 1949, even before the first flight of the B-47A, the Air Force had ordered 87 B-47Bs, the first operational variant

Douglas Globmaster and Cargomaster

Douglas Globmaster and Cargomaster

Douglas Aircraft provided a series of heavy transports for the US Air Force. While the Douglas "Globemaster" piston transport was only built in small numbers, it led to the improved "Globemaster II", which was an airlift workhorse well into the Vietnam War. Douglas also built a l........

Boeing B-47 Part 1: Origins

Boeing B-47 Part 1: Origins

The Boeing B-47 jet bomber was a major postwar innovation in combat jet design, and led to the development of modern jetliners. While it never saw major combat use, it was a mainstay of US strategic defense in the 1950s

Rockwell B-1B_Bomber - service

Rockwell B-1B_Bomber - service

The Rockwell B-1A and B1-B Lancer bomber - the fascinating story of the "Bone" - the Rockwell B-1 bomber in service. The B-1B is a sleek, dartlike aircraft with a variable geometry "swing wing", which can be extended to full span for takeoff, landing, and long-range cruise, and swept back........

Gloster Meteor - further developments

Gloster Meteor - further developments

The early story of the Gloster Meteor is interwined with British efforts to develop turbojet engines. The Gloster Meteor was the first operational British jet fighter, and the only Allied jet fighter to see combat in World War II. The Meteor served in the postwar period with many different air s........

Sepecat Jaguar: Tactical Support and Maritime Strike Fighter

Sepecat Jaguar: Tactical Support and Maritime Strike Fighter

Book Review: Sepecat Jaguar: Tactical Support and Maritime Strike Fighter. The SEPECAT Jaguar was a less famous Ango-French collaboration then the Concorde, but aurguably more sucessful. This beautifully produced book tells the story of the Jaguar with extensive illustrations in colour, and the pers........

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