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What we know about Area 51
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoArea 51 has been part of the US Air Force's secret experiments, but not in the way you may think. About 80 miles north-northwest of the Las Vegas strip,...
Air Force funds 'blended wing body' plane design for long-range, fuel-efficient flight
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDAF selects JetZero to develop blended wing body aircraft prototype The Pacific Ocean is vast, and...
Florence Lowe ‘Pancho’ Barnes had 'The Right Stuff' as a visit to Edwards AFB proves
Victorville Daily Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAccording to George B. Welsh, director of the Flight Test Museum at Edwards AFB, “not only was...
The US' first electric 'air taxi' was just delivered to the Air Force — meet Joby's eVTOL
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe USAF just received its first eVTOL from Joby Aviation, which Joby believes to be the first-ever...
The Air Force Wants a Badass Bat-Winged Tanker Transport
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThe Air Force is seeking proposals for a blended wing body aircraft that would serve as a tanker and...
Watch the Supersonic XB-1 Take Its First Flight
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPrivate aerospace company Boom Supersonic got its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft in the air and back down again last week, completing the carbon fiber...
Pancho Barnes' desert home looks rough, but full of history
Victorville Daily Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoRecently, on a warm, clear afternoon, I found myself in the tiny burg of Boron. Standing on the...
12 of the Weirdest X-Plane Designs
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 5 months agoX-planes are a class of experimental aircraft designed to test and demonstrate new innovations in flight—some were created for NASA, others for DARPA or...