modern aviation

One of the US Air Force’s first crop duster-derived OA-1K Skyraider II aircraft displays various weapons and sensors on underwing pylons.

A second Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider strategic bomber is added to the test program to accelerate development and entry to service.

Massive for its day and, with a greater wingspan than a Boeing 757, airliner-sized even today, the Doriner Do-X flying boat served as a luxurious means of interconental travel for up to 100 passengers in the early 1930s.

The McDonnell-Douglas KC-10 Extender demonstrates its unique ability to refuel various dissimilar military aircraft with multiple refueling systems.

The Bell-Boeing CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor takes on US Navy aircraft carrier cargo and personnel transport duties as it replaces the Grumman C-2 Greyhound fixed-wing aircraft.

Based on a standard Taylorcraft taildragger, the Larson Speed Bird was an experimental testbed built to evaluate a unique, all-metal wing design.

Rolling inverted after receiving fuel from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, A Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II or “Warthog” returns to its duties supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, 2017.

An inside, behind-the-scenes look at the operation of an active-duty US Navy aircraft carrier

A US Navy F/A-18 is illuminated by a single bolt of lightning. Painted in aggressor colors, these Hornets are used to replicate the tactics of potential adversaries at the Naval Fighter Weapons School, or Top Gun. Shot at f/8 with a 30-second exposure time with a Nikon D90 and Nikkor 180mm prime lens.

A Grumman/Marsh Aviation S-2FAT Turbo Tracker returns from a training flight in Ramona, California. Originally constructed as a US Navy carrier-borne anti-submarine warfare aircraft, it has been remanufactured with entirely new systems and upgraded, more powerful turboprop engines and is now utilized as a firefighting aircraft in California.