Share this story Fifteen minutes past midnight, 26 September 1983. In a command bunker called Serpukhov-15, south-west of Moscow, Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov is settled into the commander’s chair for a night shift he was not originally scheduled to work. In...
Share this story By the late afternoon of Saturday, 27 October 1962, the men of Soviet submarine B-59 had very little left to breathe. The boat had been at sea for almost four weeks, hiding from the US Navy in the warm water north of Cuba, and her batteries were...
To start with: What is the Sound Barrier? The “sound barrier” refers to the point at which an object travels at the speed of sound, also known as Mach 1. Sound travels as pressure waves through a medium like air, and its speed depends on factors like temperature and...
The F-104 Starfighter, known as the “missile with a man in it,” is already one of the most iconic aircraft ever built. With its supersonic speed, razor-thin wings, and futuristic profile, the F-104 seemed like something plucked straight out of science...
The Luckiest Man Alive Imagine this: it’s 1918, the skies over Europe are a chaotic ballet of whirling biplanes, and our star, Captain John H. Hedley, is perched in the back of a Bristol F.2B, a two-seater fighter, with his pilot, Captain Reginald...
The Flight of HOBO 28: A Cozy Catastrophe Imagine, if you will, a B-52G Stratofortress, a titan of the skies, soaring over the frigid expanse of Greenland. It’s 1968, and this isn’t just any flight; HOBO 28 carries four Mark 28 F1 hydrogen bombs, each a...
Margaret Horton was a Leading Aircraftwoman in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) during World War II. She was stationed at RAF Hibaldstow, a satellite of Kirton Lindsey in Lincolnshire. Horton worked as a flight mechanic, and her duties included sitting on...
All of them from the tiny French speaking part of Switzerland! Yves Rossy [ted id=1271] Claude Nicollier Bertrand Piccard (Balloon – Solar Impulse) [ted id=723] Vibrant Aviation industry: Swiss Space Systems Share this story Related QuestionsWho are...
http://iliketowastemytime.com/facts-you-didnt-know-about-sr71-blackbird Share this story Related QuestionsWhat was the SR-71 Blackbird?The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was an American long-range strategic reconnaissance aircraft and the fastest air-breathing crewed jet...
Pardo’s Push – an incredible story of flying skills and bravery In the realm of aviation, stories of heroism and bravery often take center stage, capturing the essence of the human spirit. Among these extraordinary tales is the remarkable account known as...
The story we are about to tell you today is closely connected to everything we love about aviation: risk, exploration of the unknown, and overcoming barriers that once seemed insurmountable. The legendary X-15 rocket plane, which continues to captivate aviation...
Having been able to offer flights in some amazing aircraft such as the Mach 2.8 monster Mikoyan MiG-25 Foxbat, we at MiGFlug always had a soft spot for the fantastic Soviet creations that saw the daylight. After all, the interest in that stuff and all related...
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