Thursday, May 9, 2013

Planes Of Fame 2013

Planes Of Fame 2013:
Portfolio of shots from the show....

Mitsubishi 2MR8

Mitsubishi 2MR8: Nothing much to add except that this a photo of a Type 92 Reconnaissance Aircraft or Mitsubishi 2MR8 is from a vintage publication. For more about the type HERE.

Monday, May 6, 2013

X-51A Waverider Scramjet Hits Hypersonic Speed Of Mach 5.1 | VIDEO

X-51A Waverider Scramjet Hits Hypersonic Speed Of Mach 5.1 | VIDEO:
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X-51A Scramjet-hypersonic-flight Hits Hypersonic Speed Of Mach 5.1







By Mike Wall

www.space.com

5-3-13


      The U.S. military launched an experimental hypersonic aircraft on its swan song test flight Wednesday (May 1), accelerating the craft to more than five times the speed of sound in the longest-ever mission for a vehicle of its kind.



The Air Force's X-51A Waverider reached a top speed of Mach 5.1 during the test flight, traveling more than 230 nautical miles in just over six minutes before crashing into the Pacific Ocean off the California coast as planned, Air Force officials announced today (May 3).



Wednesday's flight used the last of four X-51A vehicles built by Boeing for the Air Force experiments. While the previous test, in August 2012, was a failure, Wednesday's mission pulled off the longest air-breathing hypersonic flight ever, officials said. . . .

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Cavok Brasil – Aviação e Fotografia - VÍDEO: Acidente durante apresentação

Cavok Brasil – Aviação e Fotografia - VÍDEO: Acidente durante apresentação

Thursday, May 2, 2013

No One Wants the Pentagon’s Gigantic Hydrogen-Powered Drone

No One Wants the Pentagon’s Gigantic Hydrogen-Powered Drone:
No One Wants the Pentagon’s Gigantic Hydrogen-Powered Drone
The Pentagon spent millions developing a humongous hydrogen-fueled drone that could fly at soaring altitudes for a week at a time. Now the drone is on its lonesome, because no one wants to buy it.

SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo

SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo: Virgin Galactic is doing some amazing things!














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O vídeo do Boeing 747-400 que caiu no Afeganistão

O vídeo do Boeing 747-400 que caiu no Afeganistão:
O momento impressionante e e aterrorizante foi registrado pela dash câmera de um motorista que estava passando perto do local. O cargueiro caiu dentro do território da base americana de Bagram, localizada a 50 km de Cabul, no Afeganistão, ontem à tarde.