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LA Speed Story, World’s Fastest Aircraft Hitting Mach 3
This may be the single greatest aviation story ever told, it’s about the iconic SR-71 Blackbird whose full operating specs are still classified to this day. The story, from the now out-of-print book Sled Driver by former SR-71 jockey Brian Shul (available used on Amazon for just $700). Here’s the ultimate aviation troll…
11 Highest Paying Countries for Pilots
An airline pilot is one of the most in-demand jobs currently in the world, as evidenced by the 11 highest paying countries for pilots. Becoming a pilot is no easy feat. It requires nerves of steel, as you are in charge of a large piece of metal flying thousands of feet…
F-15 Quick Takeoff And Insane Vertical Climb!
F-15 Eagle is a jet that displays many amazing talents over the course of its 40-year service. Among those talents is its ability to climb vertically, which has helped it to become such a reliable dogfighter and scramble into action. The impressive climb time is attributed to a research team at Pratt & Whitney who wanted to make the best combat jet in the world.
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Top 10 Amazing Air Stunts that Saved Lives
From the moment Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully tested their first flying machine, the world has been fascinated by pioneer pilots who helped bring about the aviation age. While you have heard of pioneers and history-makers, you probably have not heard much about pilots who were just doing their job. Many pilots went well beyond their ordinary abilities and performed amazing feats in order to save doomed planes. These unsung heroes were pilots who did something more important than simply change history—they saved lives, in these cases…
What’s Up With The Hole In The Back Of My Plane?
Ever wondered about those little exhaust pipes protruding from the tails of many jets and turboprops?
An “APU” (Auxiliary Power Unit) is a small turbine engine installed to provide supplementary power. Often found in the tails of larger jets and turboprops, APUs serve several useful purposes…
The Australian 9/11: The Forgotten Legacy Of The Connellan Air Disaster
Two decades before terrorists hijacked planes in the United States and flew them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon,…
20 Commercial Airline Secrets
It doesn’t matter if being up in the air feels like a second home to you and you’re practically an honorary pilot at this point for how much you jet set — there’s a lot you probably never knew about your commercial flying experience.
Wildest Florida Man Headlines
Florida man is at it again!
Coffee Is Going Extinct, This Is What You Need to Know
The Arabica coffee plant, the source of all bushes on coffee farms, is expected to go extinct within…
#52 In The Tall Grass
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