Test pilot
Test pilots are aviators who fly new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated. […]
Month: November 2006
Mason Patrick and the Creation of the U.S. Air Corps
As military aviation struggled to find its place in the period between the world wars, budget restraints, disorganization, and politics almost destroyed the fledgling Air Service. […]
Beryl Arthur Erickson, Test Pilot
As always, Beryl Erickson, the first pilot of the B-36 Peacemaker and the B-58 Hustler (among other aircraft), is well prepared. He has carefully assembled a half dozen or so stacks of photographs on two couches in his living room. […]
National Museum of the United States Air Force
The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official national museum of the United States Air Force and is located at Wright-Patterson AFB, east of Dayton, Ohio […]
Boeing Military Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s
In 1934, the U.S. Congress passed legislation that forced aircraft manufacturers to separate from airline companies. […]
Heritage Flight
During the three-day conference and training session, current Air Force fighters like the F-16, A-10, F-15C, and F-15E are flown in formation with vintage aircraft from World War II. […]
The B-17 and B-29 in World War II
Throughout the 1930s, new bomber aircraft emerged in all countries. However, these older models were inadequate to carry out the theories of strategic bombing. […]
Tribute To John R. Boyd
Boyd, as a combat pilot in Korea and as a tactics instructor at Nellis AFB in the Nevada desert, observed, analyzed, and assimilated the relative energy states of his aircraft and those of his opponent’s during air combat engagements. […]
Veterans History Project
The Library of Congress and its American Folklife Center invite you to join us in the Veterans History Project. […]