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The A-1 Skyraider Was America’s First Close Air Support Fighter
That’s because the Pentagon needed a plane that could fly low and hover for protracted periods over a battlefield—a niche that jets couldn’t fill. In other words, the A-1 was America’s original Close ...
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Lockheed’s L-133 Starjet was Almost the World’s First Fighter Jet
The Lockheed L-133 Starjet was a prime example of a paradoxical “successful failure.” As I asserted in a recent article for ...
What Happens If A Drone Hits A Plane? Here's The Damage It Can Do
Though it's pretty well-known that bird strikes can cause major damage to commercial planes, less is known about the impact of drones on airplanes.