Was the B-47 Stratojet just too good for its own time, or did its revolutionary engineering compel an entire generation of pilots and designers to reconsider what was possible and survivable in ...

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – Nearly six decades after his last flight, retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gary Lee stood on the flightline ...

With the tragic accident of Air India Flight 171 at Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, the focus has fallen on safety and ...

Six General Electric J35 turbojets and Jet-Assisted Take Off (JATO) rockets powered the Boeing B-47 Stratojet. Boeing designed the B-47 as a long-range strategic bomber capable of flying at high ...

In 1949, Boeing's B-47 Stratojet also entered production ... doubling the available horsepower of the aircraft. For Congress' benefit, the Air Force unveiled new performance figures for the ...

While the design of the B-2 Bomber is still largely classified, the public has received a few glimpses inside the cockpit over the years. Here's what it's like.

A striking seasonal phenomenon is unfolding off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, as cold, nutrient-rich waters rise to the ...

WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bombers were involved in strikes on Iran's nuclear sites on Saturday. Three Iranian nuclear sites were struck in a "very ...

Colonel Spanier said the B-1 is a prime case study in how to evolve a combat aircraft over time, but he knows that evolution was made possible by those who came before. "Ultimately, what we ...

The National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent safety recommendation Wednesday to address the possibility of smoke entering the cockpit or cabin of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes equipped ...

Major Whit Collins, right, a member of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Team, climbs down from the cockpit after arriving at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on March 21, 2019.