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Cruising at Mach 4: The Commercial Hypersonic ZEHST Aircraft

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Cruising at Mach 4: The Commercial Hypersonic ZEHST Aircraft

Written by on Monday, April 30th, 2012

The USAF isn't the only organization experimenting wtith hypersonic flight. The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) has been examining the possibility of building a hypersonic transport jet for civilian use. To call this project "ambitious" is the understatement of ...

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Can US Aircraft Handle War with China?

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Can US Aircraft Handle War with China?

Written by on Friday, April 27th, 2012

According to a recent study by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the US lacks sufficient stealth aircraft to effectively participate in a war against China or North Korea. The problem isn't with our stealth capabilities, but simply with the number stealth ...

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Here Comes the Sun: USAF To Invest in Green Energy

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Here Comes the Sun: USAF To Invest in Green Energy

Written by on Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Why is the US military such a powerful global force? Is it because we had the best scientists? The best factories? Those help, but they're not the number one reason. At the end of the day, everything boils down to ...

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Is the Navy Abandoning Ship with the F-35?

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Is the Navy Abandoning Ship with the F-35?

Written by on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

One of the original selling points of the F-35 was that it could come in one of the three variants. The A variants was the vanilla model that you'd see at most airbases. The B and C models were generally ...

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Discovery Makes its Final Flight Before Retiring

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Discovery Makes its Final Flight Before Retiring

Written by on Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

It's common to see jets flying over the funeral ceremonies of important military officials. In an eventĀ reminiscentĀ of that tradition, the Discovery flew for the very last time, this time over the heads of Virginians and DC residents on the way ...

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