Area 51’s Secret 737 Shows Up at NASA

Area 51’s Secret 737 Shows Up at NASA

Share this story A standard T-43A — the base airframe from which the heavily modified NT-43A was created. The secret version looks very different. (Photo: U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons) It’s a Boeing 737. Sort of. It has a bulging nose radome that makes it...
The Black Hole That Kills Pilots

The Black Hole That Kills Pilots

Share this story Runway lights at night — sometimes the only visual reference a pilot has. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Imagine flying toward a runway on a moonless night. No city lights below. No horizon ahead. Just a rectangle of white and amber lights floating in...
Un F-35 se estrella en Nevada; el piloto sale ileso.

Un F-35 se estrella en Nevada; el piloto sale ileso.

Share this story An F-35A Lightning II — the same variant involved in the Nevada crash. (Photo: U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons) The pilot reported trouble maneuvering. Seconds later, the canopy blew off, the Martin-Baker US16E ejection seat fired, and a...