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"Aerospace engineering is anything that has to do with aircraft and spacecraft."
"I'm starting to come around to the murder lightning now; it's a pretty cool plane."
"The F-35 is one of the most survivable planes ever put to the sky."
"Nanotechnology boosting the efficiency of aircraft fuels."
"This airplane wreckage might be the C-54, we could potentially be solving a mystery."
"Unlike in arcade battles where a lot of the aircraft behave like more like UFOs than the historical counterpart ever did things are modeled much more seriously in historical battles and definitely in full real battles."
"The wide-body A5, very loud and powerful, fun to watch."
"I've always been a big fan of the Corsair. I think it's a sexy looking aircraft that gold wing configuration just gives it a real rugged good-looking shell."
"The speed of transport of these aircraft and the simple fact that they fly is enough to explain how so many ancient cultures and religions share basic concepts and similar elements in their Pantheon."
"The F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are hand-down the most technologically advanced aircraft."
"Helicopters aren't designed for style points. They're designed to fulfill a job."
"The reputation of the Wildcat as a sturdy fighter as well as a lethal one made a huge psychological difference."
"Designing a plane: balancing thrust, control surfaces, and wing placement for stability."
"When your wings naturally try to raise the airplane off the ground because that's what wings do, because it's in front of the center of mass, the front of our plane is going to rise first."
"By moving our wing backwards, we end up with a more stable plane."
"Our mission here really does make a difference because of the capability that we give the B1."
"Avro Lancaster bomber a lot of you been asking to see this thing in action in the Sicilian historical battle against the Luftwaffe watch your six guys I'll catch you next time."
"Advocating for stronger borders is shooting yourself in the foot."
"The fastest aircraft on earth was retired... from operational military service."
"Wrapping things up is the G ATL-1 Interceptor/Strike Fighter, commonly known as the Longsword."
"The Air Force's ugly duckling earned a new nickname: the Tank buster."
"Weapons are a force multiplier for modern aircraft."
"It seemed that his thoughts were heard, since at that moment, two Tupolev Tu-16 heavy bombers appeared on the horizon."
"The F6F Hellcat, known as the 'Ace Maker,' claimed 5,157 enemy kills for a loss of only 270."
"The Spitfire was a real match for the Messerschmitt 109s."
"The 38 as a weapon does not have to take a backseat to any plane in the world. It's a man's airplane—effective and versatile."
"The TBD Devastator: a workhorse in the making."
"The P40, it's always been a favorite of mine."
"So who's to say how beautiful the Boeing Pelican Super Transport may have looked flying in our skies?"
"Whenever road planes would come over... they would go back into that ball shape... wait till jets helicopters went across."
"First thing that we saw... dimmed down and blinked like a plane... it was coughing, it was mimicking."
"He'll blink like a plane... faster now when he's falling to the left... flaring out."
"The plane was one of the most technologically sophisticated planes of its time."
"The F-35B is arguably the most advanced plane ever made."
"Perhaps most boldly of all, the F-35B is capable of transitioning from horizontal to vertical flight with a push of a button."
"These are your Chinooks, and for those not familiar with your Chinooks, that's going to be what I call your banana copter. It's your twin-blade troop carrier, but you can see the two rotors up here and makes a heck of a lot of noise."
"The Spitfire has played a crucial role in the battle for freedom of the skies over Britain."
"The JDM bomb is dropped from an aircraft and can fly up to 40 miles hitting the target precisely."
"The B-52 itself is one of the most famous aircraft in U.S military history and surprisingly it's still in service today."
"The Spitfire is the finest fighter aircraft ever."
"It takes off and lands like a conventional aircraft."
"If there was ever an experimental aircraft that could easily be mistaken for a UFO, then the Avro car is surely it."
"The B-21 Raider is a long-range strike aircraft."
"It's a fighting man's airplane. Tough, rugged, reliable."
"The F-15 Eagle, capable of speeds of more than two and a half times the speed of sound."
"Loved by many and feared by its adversaries, the F-14 is an iconic aircraft."
"You can make the aircraft less noisy and... a lot more efficient as well without even changing the shape of the plane at all."
"You can actually achieve up to 50% reduction in fuel consumption."
"There's a hundred and seventy new types of aircraft under development today."
"Autopilot systems on modern airliners are sophisticated."
"So maybe one day, aircraft will be the companions of future rovers or even astronauts exploring other worlds."
"Gripen's ability to handle data to and from on-board and network sources, processing and presenting it in a simplified pilot-friendly manner, gives the fighter tactical superiority."
"You guys like to see the aircraft so I guess and we're going to loosely base this one off."
"The mosquito had the lowest loss rate of any aircraft in the Royal Air Force Bomber Command modern."
"The de Havilland Mosquito, made almost entirely of wood and manned by only two crewmen."
"This yellow and red plane is little short of magical, the ultimate first responder."
"Armor is a big feature of the aircraft."
"The Heinkel was quite a strong aircraft."
"This is the A-10 Thunderbolt II, an iconic attack aircraft that's essentially a flying tank."
"The 30-millimeter seven-barrel Gatling gun known as the GAU-8 Avenger is one of the most powerful guns to ever be strapped onto an aircraft."
"It's the Lamborghini Countach of the airplane world."
"The aircraft goes into an uncontrollable spiral."
"It can fly at supersonic speeds upwards of Mach 1.2, has four rocket ship-like engines with fire emitting afterburner, and is so maneuverable that even when weighing a staggering 400,000 pounds it can roll upside down and fly inverted."
"Flying an aircraft is like being a solo violinist at Carnegie Hall; you've got to do your thing right then and there, and you've got to do it right."
"He probably put 500 or more hours on this aircraft and flew it all over this part of North Central Texas and up into Southern Oklahoma."
"Everyone loves the Spitfire, but now there's an opportunity to love the Hurricane as well."
"Combining a helicopter with an airplane gives the Osprey the ultimate versatility."
"Of all the fighters in World War II, the FW 190 was the first to really put human factors into the cockpit design as a primary consideration."
"The Hawk trainer proved to be an effective light attack aircraft when upgraded with more powerful engines during the 1980s."
"The Mig was good precisely at high-speed interception."
"The aircraft rushed to break records, reaching speeds of about Mach 3."
"The sheer scale of this is mind-boggling. Look at the size of the tail and then look at the whole fighter plane behind it, look how small it looks like a World War II style planes. This is like the freaking Mother Ship."
"The Martin P6M Seamaster was the final aircraft ever designed and constructed by that same company."
"It was found out that maintenance of the aircraft and the logging of aircraft equipment was not done correctly and in some cases just not done at all."
"It ranked with the fastest fighters of World War II."
"The P-38 was a good airplane, it was a very fine aircraft."
"We make sure that we're flying the safest aircraft possible."
"The SR71 Blackbird was known for its incredible speed and intelligence gathering abilities."
"This plane just really has it all now guys we added the rudder super easy that's with landing flaps without landing flaps lots more play no flaps at all really good amount of control authority there."
"Coordination between the tankers and the aircraft being refueled is extremely important, especially when we have to remain in specified areas."
"The A380's pliable wings span over 260 feet and are comprised of the largest pieces of aluminum on the plane."
"The sheer wealth of defensive gun positions with the aim of keeping enemy fighters at bay due to shared defensive firepower of close formations of this aircraft."
"Assuming that everybody is using the same kind of aircraft handling procedures, to be a fleet carrier you normally would say at least have to be able to operate at least 50 aircraft if you're including a deck Park."
"I mean, who doesn't want some rockets on the side of their airplane?"
"The v22 osprey is one of my favorite aircraft due to its capability of hovering like a helicopter and then transitioning into ford flight as a fixed-wing plane."
"The expectations for an aircraft like this are extremely high. This paint can withstand temperature changes from over 50°C in Dubai to -50°C up at 30,000 ft."
"Comfort is perhaps the main trump card of the A380 developers. This is where the main emphasis is placed."
"We see putting fleets of aircraft at locations where we provide maintenance, we provide training, and people can come in and basically pay per flight."
"The Skyhawk emerged as a very versatile light attack aircraft."
"The cargo plane is one of the most thrilling aircraft of our time."
"My personal favorite World War II aircraft will always be the P-38 Lightning."
"Though it has never enjoyed the historic fanfare of the Spitfire or the Lancaster bomber, the fact remains that for four crucial years, the Mosquito was the Allies' most versatile aircraft."
"The Lancaster carried the heaviest bomb load of any bomber in the war."
"The Aerospace Lines Super Guppy cargo planes are aircraft designed to transport large-size items such as parts of other aircraft, rockets, or satellites."
"The Lockheed C5 Galaxy cargo aircraft is one of the world's largest military transport aircraft used by the United States Air Force."
"The F-104 saw relatively little use in U.S service. It was a solution looking for a problem."
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It was one of the most advanced aircraft in the world. It was single winged, it was all metal, enclosed cockpit, monocoque design. It was fast and there wasn't much that could counter it."
"There's more than 1000 triple sevens out there, that speaks to the crucial nature of finding the aircraft. Not just for the humanitarian reasons of those on board, but they've got to know what happened, and the only way you're going to do it is to find the aircraft."
"Two dozen pre-production aircraft were ordered by the US Navy."
"The Comet was powered by four de Havilland manufactured engines, originally, they were known as the Halford H-2 engine, but they’re more commonly known by their final name, the Ghost."
"The Comet 4 was the largest of the variants featuring a longer fuselage, newer engines, further increased fuel capacity allowing for increased range capabilities."
"The Comet was a family of Aircraft."
"Arguably an aircraft that may have had an even greater amount of potential than is generally realized."
"In effect, the F-22 can grant friendly aircraft pseudo-stealth capabilities through its big brains."
"The largest difference between the two aircraft is the inclusion of the 101KS-V infrared search and track system on the Su-57."
"The F-22 takes the cake by a long shot."
"Not only can the F-22 win a fight on its own, but it can invite all its other buddies into that fight as well."
"The Hog was intended to deliver nuclear weapons at low level."
"The saber Hog was actually the best close air support platform the Air Force had until the LTV Corsair 2."
"The p-47 got its power from an 18-cylinder turbocharged Pratt Whitney engine that produced 2,000 horsepower."
"The BBJ 787-8 Dreamliner owned by Roman Abramovic is grounded somewhere in the US as the Federal Department of Transportation took hold of this $325 million beauty when Abramovic was sanctioned."
"We need to find identify aircraft parts."
"And if any design could claim to be the world’s favorite aircraft, it’s the 172."
"The F-16 is the world's best pure fighter aircraft, pure fighter."
"Many would argue that it is a superior aircraft."
"No aircraft could elude it, arguably making it the most advanced combat aircraft in Europe when it first took to the skies in June 1971."
"Documents describe sightings of aircraft that seemed to move at very high velocities with no visible signs of propulsion or that hovered with no apparent means of lift."
"I've flown almost all of World War II aircraft and I rank it as the most formidable aircraft of World War II."
"The new kodiak is going to be one of the fastest non-pressurized single-engine turboprops."
"...is the XP 75 the worst military plane ever or the worst plane of World War II?"
"...I do like the way the XP 75 looks it's just kind of off and weird looking again kind of uncanny valley for an aircraft."
"It's a lot of work for the belay man. They get a good workout over the three hours they're under the aircraft."
"The attack was made by 50 unidentified airplanes."
"The B2 Spirit is one of the most well-known military planes in history."
"The improved Mk.2 Buccaneer caught the attention of South Africa, leading to an order of 16 aircraft for sea lane protection around the Cape."
The F-35 Lightning II: "This airplane is like a one-man Army in the sky."
"Always think about that the engine... airplane can fall on its tail if the engine weight is not up front."
"There also has been some strange aircraft from time to time hovering around the hills mostly either white or a black unmarked helicopters."
"You won't find a more unique aircraft for the price."
"Designed for special missions like helping ground troops and carrying out light attacks in tough environments, the Super Tucano's fame and popularity knew no boundaries."
"The Firefly remained unique in its ability to take on and kill the big German cats."
"A great airplane doesn't mean that there aren't a lot of things that can be done to it to make it even greater."
"Having great metrics is like having great instruments in an aircraft."
"It really gives you the feeling of a large cabin long-range aircraft without really having the operational characteristics of one."
"I really love again how communicative it is. I think anyone can pick up the controls of this aircraft and fly it, no matter who you are."
"Wow, look at that man disrupting everything underneath the aircraft, that's why it gets so grubby underneath it."
"Triple seven flies totally different than the rest of the operators in the world."
"Undoubtedly, this is an aircraft worth flying, especially if you are a lover of speed, adrenaline, and strong emotions."
"There is really nothing out there today that would compare to the aircraft it was meant to do one thing and that was fly at high altitude."
"The stealth fighter is a beautifully sinister aircraft. In modern film terms, of course, it would be the plane that Darth Vader would like to fly in Star Wars."
"This plane is just 17 years old, newer than our cars, the newest airplane we've ever bought and by far the cheapest."
"No aircraft lost and no nuclear holocaust on my watch."
"The F-14 was the most potent airplane out there."
"The resulting aircraft was an absolutely gorgeous piece of engineering."
"The aircraft has pleasantly surprised me in everything that I thought it would do, you know it's done it better."
"The dc2 was declared the best commercial aircraft in the world."
"The P-51H was set up to run 90 inches of manifold pressure, and the normally quoted horsepower at that setting was 2220."
"Speed is only the beginning of what this plane can do."
"The century series: an overview from f-100 to f-110."
"The Lavochkin LaGG-3 had a pathetic climb rate, sluggish top speed, and poor build quality."
"They built this aircraft so I thought I would show you guys."
"The B-52 was designed to deliver a nuclear weapon at intercontinental ranges at jet speeds."
"The B-52 is about the same weight as a Boeing 787 or an Airbus A350, but with modern materials and aerodynamics."
"That airplane stopped responding to the stick movements."
"So there she sits, the Raptor. She's cold but very good looking in that bright light."
"The F-117 gets 60 to 70 percent of its stealth from the shape. That other 30 percent is made up of magic materials."
"The F-22 is an interesting blend of a bunch of technologies: very high thrust, high altitude, very stealthy airplane from the get-go, highly maneuverable, and it's highly intelligent."
"The F-22 is just like riding in a limousine somewhere first class on 787. It's just nice and smooth. It's not even breathing heavy at forty thousand feet Mach 2."
"The whole point about flying these Jets is that you can pretty much fight the aircraft and don't have to take your hands off the stick or the throttle."
"The il-2 is probably the most shot down aircraft in history."
"The Phantom was the most advanced fighter in the world."
"The Phantom truly became a worldwide phenomenon."
"It's as far as survivability, it's really a good aircraft for that."
"The F-104 Starfighter...saw service with many nations right up until the 21st century."
"Black basing is not just for weathered aircraft."
"On paper at least the aircraft looked like a pretty solid fighter bomber with performance still appearing good enough to hold his own against contemporary fighters plus a respectable load-carrying ability."
"Now at the end of the second world war the ministry of supply distributed a so-called specification b-35-46 explaining what kind of type of aircraft the country needs in case of another war."
"Air on board... at the best it can be."
"The Piaggio P.180 Avanti is undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary aircraft ever built."
"When you take into account all of the aircraft's features and add in its stunning and distinctive design, you have a very tempting airplane."
"The F-35 JSF will cost 40 to 50 percent less to operate and support."
"The F-35 could possibly be a legend in the making and it could find itself in the hall of fame alongside the Grumman Hellcat, Tomcat, and F-111."
"The XB-70 Valkyrie, a two hundred forty-three-ton, one hundred ninety-six-foot-long superbomber, was decades ahead of its time."
"The CL 415 Canadair or bombarder water bomber is an iconic symbol in fire fighting and Forest Fire Control."
"The A-7 Corsair II, renowned for its impressive range and endurance, mastered the skies with a payload capacity that seemed limitless."
"In an era dominated by the quest for speed, the Corsair simply did what supersonics couldn’t."
"The LTV A-7 Corsair II may not have been the fastest or most elegant bird in the sky, but its near half-century of service stands as a testament to its impressive versatility, survivability, and reliability."
"The P-51 was indeed a vital aircraft for the Allies."
"The Su-57 incorporates stealth designs, super maneuverability, super speed abilities, integrated avionics, and substantial internal payload capacity."
"The McDonald Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin engine all-weather tactical fighter aircraft that was developed by McDonald Douglas but is now a part of Boeing."
"These guys know what aircraft look like."
"Italy's most skilled pilots were sometimes able to shoot down the faster and better-armed Hurricanes and P-40s."
"Recognizing this disadvantage, the Italian forces began transitioning to the more advanced Macchi C.200 planes, aiming to regain aerial competitiveness."
"...a spitfire wing wouldn't suddenly lose lift and stall, it would first start to shake which told an experienced pilot what was about to happen."
"There's our ride again, the airline's only plane, the Airbus A320."
"The best thing about the f5 is that it looks fast. No matter where it is, if it's parked on the ramp, it looks like it's going Mach 2."
"We wanted to make sure it was a good solid airframe."
"First off we are first going to take a look at border models new 35th scale remember this is 35th scale uh this is the Nakajima B5 N2 type 97 carrier attack bomber or as we called it in the United States the Kate."
"The Skycatcher has a landing distance of 671 feet, making it a great fit for smaller airports."
"They can fly to 28,000 feet, climb constant up to 24,000 feet, and then they can fly 200 knots at high altitude."
"The RV12 can be used to get both a private pilot license and even your commercial."
"Absolutely incredible looking plane."
"Absolutely amazing aircraft here, the FW 450 by Flywing."
"It had an amazing record. It achieved almost seven to one, it was 6.9 to 1 kill ratio. What that means is, for everyone we lost in combat, we were able to shoot down 6.9 aircraft."
"When you have a chance to come back to this museum, take the time and come through this incredible museum with our docents because they can enrich your knowledge for life with all the stories they have about incredible aircraft and the incredible people who flew them."
"The A-4 is a really quick assembly requiring you to glue the aft fuselage section onto the main fuselage and then bolt the dorsal horizontal tails and wings onto the airframe."
"What is the beautiful thing about flying a Connie? Well, it's a very well-built aircraft... solid, reliable... they were built pretty tough... and when you see the fly fire coming out of them, it's normal."
"Despite being caked in swampy mud for three decades, the B-17 was amazingly very well preserved."
"The Israeli Kfir is a fantastic plane, it'll fly Mach 2, it's faster than any Navy plane that we have right now on the flight line."
"What was needed was a more powerful fighter which could match the Zero's performance without sacrificing the protection and Firepower afforded to the US Pilots."