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A large question mark was painted on each side of the fuselage to provoke interest in the endurance flight, prompting the nickname of the plane. [ 7 ] To deliver the fuel, two Douglas C-1 single-engine transports were also modified, s/n 25-428 designated "Refueling Airplane No. 1" and s/n 25-432 as "Refueling Airplane No. 2".
The Boeing Bird of Prey is an American black project aircraft, intended to demonstrate stealth technology.It was developed by McDonnell Douglas and Boeing in the 1990s. [1] The company provided $67 million of funding for the project; [1] it was a low-cost program compared to many other programs of similar scale.
The du Temple monoplane. Some notable powered hops were made before the problem of powered flight was finally solved. In 1874 Félix du Temple built a steam-powered aeroplane which took off from a ramp with a sailor on board and remained airborne for a short distance.
A Black Hawk helicopter flying over DC skyline near the Capitol, with hazy sky, related to a secret drill before a plane crash. Image credits: Andrew Harnik / Getty
Senators Ted Cruz and Tammy Duckworth addressed questions about the automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast system (ADS-B) which was reportedly turned off on the Black Hawk. Some flight data was being sent from the aircraft but the safety system sends what is considered the most accurate data. [ 100 ]
The Aurora legend started in 1985, when the Los Angeles Times [5] and later Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine broke the news that the term "Aurora" had been inadvertently included in the 1985 U.S. budget, as an allocation of $455 million for "black aircraft production" in FY 1987. [6]
It was a U.S. Army Black Hawk, with the call sign PAT25, that crashed with the American Airlines plane in midair, according to Aviation Safety Network, which provides information on aircraft ...
Coast Guard, local, state and federal agencies respond to an aircraft collision in Washington D.C., Jan. 30, 2025. ©Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles | U.S. Coast Guard