The experimental XF-12 Rainbow could take continuous photographs from 8 miles up as it sped cross country in the 1940s.
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F-111 Walkaround: Cold War’s Lethal Bomber Exposed
From its powerful engines to its deadly payload, the F-111 was a weapon of sheer destruction. Join us as we take you on an ...
Viola Fletcher’s passing closes a living link to the 1921 massacre. In the current American reality of racial tensions, this ...
One of the last known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma has died. Viola Ford Fletcher was 111. Her ...
The Baltimore Ravens suffered their second loss of the season after the Detroit Lions ran away with the lead in the second half of Monday night’s game, but scoring has not been the issue. The Ravens ...
The first of the Spanish Navy's F-110-class frigates, Bonifaz , is launched from Galicia on 11 September 2025. (Navantia) Spanish shipbuilding and naval systems group Navantia has launched the first ...
“Russ & Daughters: 100 Years of Appetizing” isn’t just a recipe collection. It’s a treasure trove of food history and Jewish storytelling inspired by one of the city’s oldest businesses. It looks like ...
It looks like a cookbook. It calls itself a cookbook. But don’t be fooled: “Russ & Daughters: 100 Years of Appetizing,” is so much more than a collection of recipes. Written by smoked fish royalty ...
The F-111 Aardvark aircraft proved itself to be a dependable mission platform, especially in Operation Desert Storm , when its ability to fly low and fast gave it an advantage. When the United States ...
In the 1960s, the U.S. military tried to solve two problems with one aircraft. Then-Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara pushed the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) program, hoping to create a ...
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How Fast Was the F-111 Aardvark Fighter-Bomber?
-While its listed top speed was Mach 2.65, anecdotal evidence from a former F-111 Weapons Systems Officer reveals the fighter-bomber could fly much faster. -The true limit was not engine power but the ...
While the F-111 series may have been retired earlier than expected, the platform’s revolutionary design and service history remain well-respected in the aviation community. Considering its ...
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