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The F-107 was never given an official name, but was sometimes informally called the "Super Super Sabre" [11] referring to North American's earlier fighter design, the F-100 Super Sabre. [12] The designation "F-107A" was the only one assigned to the aircraft, [ 12 ] [ 13 ] though "YF-107A" is often used in publications.
Commonality between the B-70 bomber and the F-108 included the escape capsule and General Electric YJ93 engines. Another role considered was for the F-108 to be "gap-fillers" for the Distant Early Warning (DEW) system; because of its great speed, the F-108 could have scanned up to 278,000 square miles (720,000 km 2) per hour. [8]
A U.S. Air Force General Dynamics F-16D Block 32F Fighting Falcon, 87-0369, c/n 5D-63, [277] from Luke AFB, Arizona, crashes in the middle of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress parking ramp at Carswell AFB, Texas, during a simulated airfield attack for an Operational Readiness Inspection for the 301st Tactical Fighter Wing (AFRES). The two pilots ...
Here is a look at some recent fatal crashes in the U.S. and abroad involving vintage aircraft: — July 29, 2023: Four people died in two separate crashes related to a Wisconsin aircraft convention.
The F-101 was the first aircraft in the USAF capable of exceeding 1,000 mph (1,600 km/h). The F-102 was the first aircraft in the world to utilize area rule in its design. The F-104 was the first combat aircraft capable of Mach 2 flight, and the only aircraft in history to simultaneously hold the world speed, rate-of climb and altitude records. [4]
The footage, shared on social media, shows the $81 million jet spiraling to the ground after the pilot ejected from the aircraft and floated safely onto the runway thanks to their parachute.
North American Aviation (NAA) was a major American aerospace manufacturer that designed and built several notable aircraft and spacecraft. Its products included the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, the X-15 rocket plane, the XB-70 bomber, the B-1 Lancer, the Apollo command and service module, the second stage of the Saturn V ...
A Delta aircraft clipped the tail of another plane Tuesday morning at the Atlanta airport.