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Randolph AFB – the World’s Most Symmetrical Military Installation?
Randolph AFB in Texas is one of the most architecturally appealing and arguably the most symmetrical of all US military installations – not to mention a National Historic Landmark.
Historic Photos Show X-15 Rocket Plane Exiting Paint Shop Sealed for High Speed Flight
If you plan to push an air vehicle beyond mach 7, you’re going to need an impressive thermal protection coating to keep its overall temperature to manageable – and survivable – levels.
Buildings Shake as Eurofighter Typhoon goes Supersonic
Fears that an earthquake had hit northern England were allayed today when the Ministry of Defence confirmed that a Eurofighter Typhoon was given permission to go supersonic.
F-35B Emerges from a Year of Probation
Good news for the F-35B! US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has lifted the short-takeoff-and-landing (STOVL) variant of the Joint Strike Fighter out of a probation period imposed more than a year ago by former Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
