Six US Airmen were killed in a KC-135 crash in Iraq following an apparent midair collision involving two refueling aircraft, ...
A US KC-135 has been lost in the Middle East, though reportedly not due to enemy action.
The KC-135 was reportedly lost after an incident involving another aircraft in friendly airspace over western Iraq; the second aircraft landed safely. A KC-135 was lost during Operation Epic Fury, U.S ...
In the world of widebody aviation, few aircraft are as instantly recognizable as the McDonnell Douglas MD-11. With its long, stretched fuselage and distinctive third engine mounted at the base of the ...
Our airplanes use vertical stabilizers, why? And the masters of the air (birds) don't. Birds are very efficient compared to our man-made birds, taking into consideration the energy they use to fly vs ...