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Neither fast nor stealthy, the U-2’s tactical advantage was that it could supposedly fly above soviet radar and air defenses. 1lCOgFPtaZ4 the-insane-engineering-of-the-f-35b The Insane Engineering of the F-35B The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both air superiority and strike missions. wZ2wcIZ4MPM americas-massive-military-airplane-that-is-named-after-a-porn-star America’s Military Airplane that is Named After a Porn Star The C-5 galaxy, the largest strategic airlifter in the United States Air Force will boggle your mind with its the 90-degree rotating landing gear, the fact that it can kneel down, the ability to travel in reverse, and its strange passenger deck with seats that face backward toward the rear of the airplane. 9wddWjd1dyw defenders-of-the-sky-royal-air-force-the-spitfire-and-the-hurricane Defenders of The Sky | Royal Air Force | Spitfire and Hurricane Jules Hudson discovers the hidden stories of the airfields that saved Great Britain and her wartime Allies, starting with the crucial contribution made by Biggin Hill. Meet the war-winning secret weapons of the Royal Air Force: the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Jules Hudson discovers the hidden stories of the airfields that saved Britain and its wartime Allies. bgCKOnQNugk the-luftwaffe-the-german-air-force-247-combat-ready The Luftwaffe | The German Air Force - 24/7 Combat Ready The traditions of the German Air Force date back to the First World War. Daredevil fighter pilots like the "Red Baron" Manfred von Richthofen achieved cult status and were celebrated as heroes. Yl32c352thE the-xb-70-valkyrie-the-worlds-fastest-bomber The XB-70 Valkyrie | The World’s Fastest Bomber By the mid-1950’s, the United States had developed a state-of-the-art, all jet-powered bomber force. 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The US Navy has intercepted a Japanese submarine that’s unlike anything they’ve seen before. wk6Qr6OO5Xo the-insane-engineering-of-the-a-10-warthog The Insane Engineering of the A-10 Warthog Credits: Brian McManus | Dylan Hennessy | Mike Ridolfi | Eli Prenten | Graham Haerther | Simon Buckmaster. Music by Epidemic Sound. Thanks to AP Archive for access to their archival footage. JjiaLf3jGxw stealth-technology-invisible-and-deadly Stealth Technology | Invisible And Deadly They look like spaceships from a science fiction film: jets with stealth technology. Their design makes the stealth aircraft almost invisible to enemy location systems and thus gives them a decisive advantage. yVdH_dYlVB8 what-happened-to-giant-ekranoplans What Happened To Giant Ekranoplans? In the 1960s, the leader of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev bragged that his nation had ships that could jump right over bridges. 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And in many congested cities, that was already taking longer than the flight itself. vzEThsITa8o ultimate-vehicles-worlds-most-extreme-military-aircrafts Ultimate Vehicles | World's Most Extreme Military Aircrafts Military Airplanes: Military aircraft that have made history, and that have driven technical innovation in aviation. x9bKSKwaBvo ultimate-vehicles-worlds-biggest-planes Ultimate Vehicles | World's Biggest Planes World's Biggest Civil Airplanes: The most extraordinary aircraft in the sky are exceptionally large, like the A380 and the Antonov-124, are exceptionally luxurious, like the 787 business jet, or, like the DC-3, they initiated a new era in flying. H2tuKiiznsY the-real-reason-boeings-new-plane-crashed-twice The Real Reason Boeing's New Plane Crashed Twice This isn’t just a computer bug. 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