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47 Years Ago Today: The Fastest Manned Aircraft Flight Ever.

October 2, 2014 // 175 Comments

By Tom Demerly for ALERT 5. It flew at nearly Mach 7, seven times the speed of sound and twice the speed of a rifle bullet. The speed record it set 47 years ago today still [read more...]

China’s Next Big Military Project Could Involve a Floating Airbase

by Ian D'Costa in In the News

You read that right- we’re not talking about an aircraft carrier but rather a gargantuan floating airbase. The concept has been around for years upon years, going as far back as the Second World War, when Allied nations originally conspired to build a gigantic aircraft carrier under the auspices of Project Habakkuk. The plan fell through, [read more...]