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Cessna factory worker Mina Weber
August 16, 2024

Aircraft Factory Lipstick

WWII-era woman factory worker applies lipstick in the reflection of aircraft aluminum
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August 6, 2024

Bouquet of Speed

Overhead view of early USAF interceptor jets.
Lockheed SR-71B Cockpit Design
July 11, 2024

Lockheed SR-71B Cockpit Design

Close-up of a Lockheed SR-71B Blackbird Cockpit.
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July 10, 2024

FIDO – Setting Runways Ablaze to Enable Foggy Airport Operations

FIDO quite literally helped clear the fog of war for Allied pilots during World War II.
Convair B-58 Hustler 1
July 10, 2024

Convair B-58 Hustler Engine-Out Takeoffs

Convair B-58 Hustler engineers were tasked with calculating how to take off with only three of four engines operational.