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I toured an Air Force One plane used by 4 US presidents. Take a look inside the 'flying Oval Office.'
Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon used an Air Force One plane known as SAM 970. The retired jet is now a ...
The Aviationist on MSN11d
An Aircraft so Bad it Made People Literally Sick: The Republic XF-84H “Thunderscreech”
The XF-84H was an ambitious project to reverse-engineer a jet-powered F-84 into a prop-driven aircraft capable of achieving near-jet performance. The Need ...
The Aviationist on MSN6h
Air Mobility Command C-17 Completes First Commercial Air-to-Air Refuel
On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take fuel from a commercially ...
Why Is The Canceled A-12 Military Aircraft Called The 'Flying Dorito?'
Someone mentioning a 'Flying Dorito,' is likely talking about the A-12 jet. But how did the aircraft earn the name and what ...
10 Fighter Jets With GE Engines
General Electric is way more than microwaves and refrigerators. GE Aerospace has been providing America's front line fighters ...
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U.S. Air Force Plans Big E-7A Modifications And Potential Replacement
U.S. Air Force Plans Big E-7A Modifications And Potential Replacement is available to both Aviation Week & Space Technology and AWIN subscribers. Subscribe now to read this content, plus receive ...
Defense News on MSN22d
Could this device help catch Osprey clutch problems before disaster?
Hard clutch engagements occur when an Osprey’s clutch connecting the engine to a propeller’s rotor gearbox ... a military-wide grounding of the tilt-rotor aircraft that lasted for months. The Air ...