22 February 1950 – “The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an American all-weather, twin-engined interceptor aircraft built during the 1950s, the first jet-powered aircraft designed for …
22 February 1950 – “The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an American all-weather, twin-engined interceptor aircraft built during the 1950s, the first jet-powered aircraft designed for …
Stuck indoors, have to stay 6 feet away? Sick of it? Maybe it’s time to join the throngs of radio-controlled flyer enthusiasts. “The earliest examples of electronically guided model aircraft were hydrogen-filled model airships of the late 19th century. They were flown as a music hall act around theater auditoriums using a basic form of …
If you can’t own a real F-100, how about this one? Read More »
The following comes from the Friends of the Super Sabre website…thank you, FSS. F-100 FIRSTS May 25, 1953 – First operational aircraft to exceed Mach 1 in level flight – YF-100A flown by George Welch. October 26, 1953 – New world speed record – 755.19 mph over the Salton Sea, F-100A, Lt. Col. Frank Everest. …
Friends of the Super Sabre provide some F-100 firsts. Read More »
CHRISTMAS 2020 T’was Christmas 2020 and throughout the house, Not many were stirring with COVID about. No big family to-do, no gifts in big stacks, Just a few in the house, wearing our masks. We were having a call on the software called Zoom When all of a sudden, we heard a great BOOM! The …