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Aurora & Beyond
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By: flyingfish, on February 8
Aurora & Beyond Paul Czysz on Hypersonic Aircraft. Paul Czysz is a Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering (retired) at Saint Louis University, the former Chief Scientist for the National Aerospace Place (NASP) project,... more
"Anti-Gravity" thrown around way too loosely on ATS...
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By: Scramjet76, on February 2
Members, I believe the subject speaks for itself. I'm no expert on radical technology or advanced aircraft, and thus often defer to the more knowledgable folks in this subject matter. However,... more
Any ideas what this is?
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By: solidshot, on January 27
Story has appeared in the local newspaper where a "WW2" style aircraft has landed in a field and the pilot is nowhere to be seen. was wondering if anyone knew what type of aircraft it is? Yak? more
Russia tests stealth fighter jet built by Sukhoi
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By: TheLoneArcher, on January 29
"A new stealth fighter has made its maiden flight in Russia's far east. "(visit the link for the full news article) more

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Kandahar Mystery UCAV confirmed!
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By: Canada_EH, 1683 hours ago
More info to come. I will host images and pull info from previous articles and list of articles from all sites posting news as it becomes available! DONT... more
Photos of SR-71 you have never seen...
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By: freakyclown, 1690 hours ago
I know you haven't seen them because I took them some years ago :) only have four surviving photos I discovered while cleaning up for a party. ATS upload... more
There I Was....or Oh #### redux
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By: Zaphod58, 1358 hours ago
We had a thread on here about screw ups in the aviation industry (thanks Mondo). I figure it`s time to lighten the mood some. These aren`t necessarily screw up stories,... more
Flight 1549 3D Reconstruction (Hudson Crash)
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By: Alaskan Man, 2124 hours ago
Very well done 3D recreation of the event. I've never actually listened to the tapes before, the pilot stays so calm, its amazing. [edit... more
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Sukhoi Su-24BM T-60 T-60S izdelije 54 (advanced russian tactical bombers)
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By: matej, 439 hours ago
Four years of research. The result: - in 1979 the beginning of the work on the heavily modernised Su-24BM Big Modernisation... more
NASA to Unveil Personal Tilt Rotor Aircraft Tomorrow! (pic and vid included)
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By: 12GaugePermissionSlip, 497 hours ago
NASA's Puffin Is a Stealthy, Personal Tilt-Rotor Aircraft " What's cooler than a hover-capable, electric-powered,... more
787 Progressing Nicely
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By: masawa, 509 hours ago
It appears that Boeing is overcoming several hiccups and 2 years of delays has achieved "Air Worthiness", which is a significant milestone in new airframe testing. Over the next... more
Bombardier CRJ Assembly
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By: Darkpr0, 430 hours ago
Sorry to report nothing new here, I've just got a request for the great members of ATS. It has come to pass that I need a great deal of detailed information about the Bombardier... more

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First Flights (Dec-Jan)
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By: Zaphod58, on December 7
I thought that I would list all the first flights that I know of for Dec/Jan. Gulfstream G650 The G650 completed the second flight last Friday. First flight ended with a precautionary... more
‘Black’ Bomber Underway? New hangar at Groom
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By: FredT, on December 27
" The $2-billion question in development of a new bomber is whether a major black-world demonstration program is already underway, with Northrop Grumman as the... more
Odd Contrail...
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By: six, on November 16
Yesterday while driving in middle Georgia, I saw the oddest contrail I had ever seen before. I am hoping that one of the experts here can identify what I saw. I will try to descibe it as I did not... more
787 passes critical test; Dec 22 target for flight
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By: Zaphod58, on November 30
The static test 787 airframe successfully passed the critical "2-C" test, according to a FlightGlobal blog. A Boeing statement cited in the blog said that engineers... more
NG threatening no bid in KC-X
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By: Zaphod58, on December 1
Northrup-Grumman has submitted a letter to the Air Force stating that without major changes to the RFP for the KC-X they would not submit an aircraft for bid. The way it stands right... more
USAF C-5Ms validate upgrade
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By: Zaphod58, on December 10
USAF C-5Ms (new engines and avionics) flew 34 sorties in the month of November (31 days), and delivered 38 million pounds of cargo to Incirlik AB Turkey. The average load was just over... more
Design your own commercial airliner!
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By: Xammu, on January 3
Here is an old but fun flash applet, I used to love it when I was young, and when I stumbled upon it again recently I just new you all would love it. " Try your hand... more
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PAK-FA Tests Underway
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By: Darkpr0, on December 28
...Maybe. " The prototype of Sukhoi’s fifth-generation fighter, known as PAK-FA or T-50, has started taxi trials with an aim to make first flight early in January, industry sources say."... more
F-35- Is this possible? Slow speed loop
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By: Zeptepi, on December 17
Is this even real or possible in a F35? Someone sent me this, and to me it seems improbable to fly thru your own jet-wash especially in a single engine jet. You might... more
Hot Hot Hot (V-22 melting decks)
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By: Harlequin, on November 19
"US Navy amphibious ships operating MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotors will need major structural repairs after less than half their planned service lives, according to a newly released... more
USA F-35 to be made availible to Israel
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By: freetree64, on November 23
"EXCLUSIVE-US pitches unique F-35 fighter jet to Israel 24 Nov 2009 03:01:01 GMT Source: Reuters * Jet would incorporate advanced Israeli systems, arms * Lockheed... more
Zimbabwe registered MD-11 down in China; 3 dead
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By: Zaphod58, on November 28
An MD-11 taking off on a cargo flight crashed in Shanghai, killing three of seven crewmembers on board. Witnesses said that the tail appeared to strike the runway,... more
Iraq insurgents 'hack into video feeds from US drones'
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By: solidshot, on December 17
"Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from unmanned American drone aircraft, US media reports say. Shia fighters are said to have used off-the-shelf... more
Japan to buy F-35B and "Destroyer Carrier"
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By: Zaphod58, on November 25
Japan announced earlier this month that they were adding several "Destroyer Carriers" to the JMSDF. They are 18,000 ton amphibious assault class ships. They also announced... more
Photo Captures Mystery Drone Operating Over Afghanistan
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By: Djdoubt03, on December 2
"For months, aerospace writers have been hot on the trail of a secret drone rumored to be flying over Afghanistan. Now, a French journalist has successfully... more
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Royal Navy Carriers, JSF Slashed
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By: RichardPrice, on October 26
Due to budget constraints, the Royal Navy 'Queen Elizabeth' class future carriers have been reduced from two full carriers to one carrier and one commando... more
US Navy T-34 missing off Texas
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By: Zaphod58, on October 28
A US Navy T-34 carrying two crewmembers went missing approximately 75 miles from NAS Corpus Cristi. They were on a routine training flight when contact... more
USAF designed flying disk to bomb Soviet Union
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By: Max_TO, on October 20
Can anyone out there confirm this ?? If true this opens a lot of questions . "Secret documents, declassified since 1997, reveal... more
Russian president backs nuclear spaceship
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By: Did you see them, on October 29
Quote: "Russia laid out its ambition to gain an edge in the space race by building a nuclear-powered spaceship. But the plan outlined... more
HOT TOPICS (120 DAYS)
Russian Stealth Jet - On par with American jet aircraft
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By: phi1618, 4222 hours ago
"Now Russia has its own stealth jet bomber. They promise to have it here already this year and start producing it in series... more
Boeing returns to drawing board on portion of 787 wing fix
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By: Harlequin, 2790 hours ago
"While Boeing continues installation of the 787 wing fix, engineers have returned to the drawing board to redesign a crucial... more
Unidentified Plane - Can anyone Identify???
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By: bios, 2925 hours ago
A friend of mine and I were out in the Smokey Mountains and we heard this jet. We knew we were in the supersonic corridor established for... more
What the hell was that!!
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By: Haydn_17, 3242 hours ago
Ok so this is in the UFO section because to me its unidentified, im not calling it alien. So a couple of minutes ago i was in my garden looked up and saw... more

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