If you had the chance to board one of these aircraft, which one would choose ? 747 A350 B777 A380 or concorde
Which aircraft has the most beautiful nose design?
🚨 GRUMMAN C-1 TRADER — ORIGINAL COD WITH FOLDING WINGS
High-wing, folds just outboard of engine nacelle = fits carrier hangar, compact on deck ✈️
Most don't know G-89 derived from S-2 Tracker, twin Wright R-1820 radials, flew urgent mail/cargo/personnel, 300-mile lifeline before C-2 took over
🚨 B-1B LANCER LIGHTING ALL 4 BURNERS
4x GE F101-GE-102 — GE's first afterburning turbofan, 17,390 lbf dry, 30,780+ lbf wet each 💥
Most don't know = only US bomber to go Mach 1.25 supersonic, 120k+ lbf total thrust in full afterburner
WATCH: Fuel truck moves during refueling of an Air China Boeing 747-89L at New York's JFK Airport.
The unexpected movement of the refueling truck caused damage to the fuel port and a fuel leak.
🚨 B-52 STRATOFORTRESS — 70+ YEARS STILL DOMINANT
8x Pratt & Whitney TF33 @ 17k lbf each = 8,800mi unrefueled range, 70,000lb payload, 50k ft ceiling ✈️
Most don't know evolved from 6 turboprop straight-wing to 8 turbojet swept wing, first flew April '52, now launching AGM-181 LRSO
One year ago, Polish aviation lost one of its finest F-16 pilots.
This archival footage shows Major Maciej “Slab” Krakowian with the Polish F-16 Tiger Demo Team calm, precise, and completely at home in the aircraft he had mastered over more than 1,400 flight hours.
On 28 August 2025, Krakowian was killed when his F-16 crashed during a training flight at Radom Air Base. He was 35. Today, his skill, professionalism, and contribution to Polish aviation are remembered.
Gone from the cockpit, never forgotten. 🇵🇱
📹: fraproductionsyt
These are the Blackbirds. They were all invented by the Skunk Works. Kelly Johnson was the leader of the Skunk Works. All four of these aircraft were capable of going Mach Three, that’s three times the speed of sound. They were all capable of going the same exact speed .
The Blackbirds all had a strict compressor inlet temperature limit of 427°C or 800°F. this limited the speed of the aircraft. In special conditions like war the wing commander could authorize the SR 71 to fly faster..
The A-12 is the only Blackbird that has one cockpit; all other versions have two cockpits. The A-12 could not take pictures while in a turn..
The YF-12 held to air-to-air 47 Falcon (GAR-9) missiles. It was not equipped with any Reconnaissance cameras. The YF 12 had a rounded nose because of the heavy nose radar. It lacked the continuous sharp side ridges chines. They ran all the way up to the front nose on the SR 71 and the A-12.
A-12 only held cameras and was owned by the CIA.
The M-21 was built to launch D-21 drones. Together they were called the MD 21M was her mother D was daughter 21 was just 12 turned around.
YF-12 and M-21 where experimental aircrafts
The Blackbird that flew the longest was the SR-71 it had a variety of cameras and sensors. It was constantly updated with the latest electronic countermeasures. The SR-71 flew from 1966 to 1990.
She is still the fastest-manned aircraft in the world ~ written by Linda Sheffield