In 1977, the Blackburn Buccaneer, an aircraft built from a block of steel, took the USAF by surprise at the Red Flag exercises in Nevada. Flying at speeds up to 580 knots and just 20 feet above the ...

The clip (that you can find here) shows the aircraft executing an aileron roll, then pulling downwards to follow the mountainous terrain with positive g-forces before leveling out close to the ground.

The U.S. Air Force has released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that proposes a massive increase in low-level jet training flights in more than 1.2 million acres of designated Wilderness ...

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO)– You might see airplanes closer to the ground in the coming weeks. A news release from the U.S. Geological Survey says a project to image local geology across the region will ...

A helicopter dangling a massive, hula hoop-shaped sensor will soon be carrying out flights roughly 200 feet above the High Desert as part of a USGS research project, officials announced Tuesday. The ...

Ozarks residents may soon notice more planes flying overhead. Starting this month, the U.S. Geological Survey is conducting low-level flights over parts of Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas. The flights ...

GREENE COUNTY, Mo. — According to the United States Geological Survey, low-level airplanes will be flying over regions of Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas to image geology. The survey will take place ...

From 1973 to 1976, I was a U.S. Army aviator stationed at Tipton U.S. Army Airfield at Fort Meade in Odenton. I flew both rotary and fixed wing aircraft. Quite a few times, I flew the “low-level route ...