Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter

Boeing AH-64 Apache - An AH64D Apache helicopter from 4-2nd Avn. comes around for another pass at training targets during the 2nd CAB gunnery qualifications conducted at the multi-purpose range complex in Rodriguqez Range, South Korea, Photo Credit: Cpl. Ju-ho Ma.

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Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter

AH-64 Apache Longbows deploy - U.S. Army AH-64 Apache Longbows pilots from the 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., prepare March 27, 2013, for their deployment to Afghanistan. The Apaches carry three weapons systems, including a state-of-the-art Hellfire missile that can be laser-guided or radar-guided. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shelby R. Orozco/Released)

Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter

An Army AH-64D Apache helicopter prepares to land aboard the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15), during an exercise. Ponce, formerly designated as an amphibious transport dock ship, was converted and reclassified to fulfill a long-standing U.S. Central Command request for an AFSB to be located in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jon Rasmussen/Released)

Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie



The #1 XB-70A (62-0001) is viewed from above in cruise configuration with the wing tips drooped for improved controllability.

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The XB-70A, capable of flying three times the speed of sound, was the world's largest experimental aircraft in the 1960s. Two XB-70A aircraft were built. Ship #1 was flown by the NASA Flight Research Center (now NASA Dryden), Edwards, Calif., in a high-speed flight research program.

XB-70 Valkyrie

In this view the #1 XB-70A (62-0001) is in a level cruise flight mode at a relative high altitude judging from the darkness of the sky.

XB-70 Valkyrie