Originally shared by +Gazing Skyward TV August 7th, 1963First flight of the Lockheed YF-12. The Lockheed YF-12 was an American prototype interceptor aircraft evaluated by the United States Air Force. The YF-12 was a twin-seat version of the secret single-seat Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft, which led to the U.S. Air Force's Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird twin-seat reconnaissance variant. The YF-12 set and held speed and altitude world records of over 2,000 mph and over 80,000 ft (later surpassed by the SR-71), and is the world's largest manned interceptor to date….. Source:Wikipedia, Lockheed YF-12: http://gstv.us/1J0jCND YouTube, The Lockheed YF-12: http://gstv.us/1J0jBta If you enjoy the "This Day in Aviation History" collection, you may enjoy some of these other collections from Gazing Skyward TV: http://gstv.us/GSTVcollections Photo from: http://gstv.us/2aZM5c7 #avgeek #Lockheed #YF12 #military #USAF #USA #aviation #history #fb
Originally shared by +Gazing Skyward TV March 17th, 1947First flight of the North American B-45 Tornado. The North American B-45 Tornado was the United States Air Force's first operational jet bomber, and the first multi-jet engined bomber in the world to be refuelled in midair. The B-45 was an important part of the United States's nuclear deterrent for several years in the early 1950s, but was rapidly succeeded by the Boeing B-47 Stratojet. B-45s and RB-45s served in the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command from 1950 until 1959. It was also the first jet bomber of the NATO Alliance, which was formed in 1949….. Source:Wikipedia North American B-45 Tornado http://gstv.us/1Duy90K YouTube, North American XB-45 Tornado First Flight, March 17, 1947 http://gstv.us/1HWoIpA If you enjoy the "This Day in Aviation History" collection, you may enjoy some of these other collections from Gazing Skyward TV: http://gstv.us/GSTVcollections #avgeek #NorthAmerican #B45 #Tornado #military #USA#aviation #history #fb
Originally shared by +Gazing Skyward TV October 15th, 1952First flight of the Douglas X-3 Stiletto. The Douglas X-3 Stiletto was a 1950s United States experimental jet aircraft with a slender fuselage and a long tapered nose, manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Its primary mission was to investigate the design features of an aircraft suitable for sustained supersonic speeds, which included the first use of titanium in major airframe components. Douglas designed the X-3 with the goal of a maximum speed of approximately 2,000 m.p.h, but it was, however, seriously underpowered for this purpose and could not even exceed Mach 1 in level flight. Although the research aircraft was a disappointment, Lockheed designers used data from the X-3 tests for the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter which used a similar trapezoidal wing design in a successful Mach number 2 fighter…. Source:Wikipedia, Douglas X-3 Stiletto: http://gstv.us/1LMy3X8 YouTube, Douglas X-3 Stiletto: http://gstv.us/1LMypwS YouTube, Douglas X-3 Stiletto: 1950s U.S. Experimental Jet Aircraft: http://gstv.us/1LMyuAG YouTube, Aircraft, USA: Experimental X-3 Stiletto 250199-01: http://gstv.us/1LMyy3p If you enjoy the "This Day in Aviation History" collection, you may enjoy some of these other collections from Gazing Skyward TV: http://gstv.us/GSTVcollections Photo from: http://gstv.us/1LMyCjO #avgeek #aviation #history #Douglas #X3 #Stiletto #USAF #NACA […]
