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This hypersonic X-51A WaveRider jet may look like something out of a fictional TV show but could drastically cut journey times in the future. The aircraft, which belongs to the US military can accelerate to a top speed of 7242 km/h in seconds and is capable of travelling from the New York to London in [...]

The Purpose The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation (AAHF) is acting to provide America’s veterans a voice with which to tell their story and the tools with which to share their legacy of service and devotion with the American public. The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation has four primary purposes: 1. Educate the American public to their [...]

Discover Aviation Days touches down the first weekend in June at the Anoka County-Blaine Airport with a full schedule of events promoting general aviation activities. “This will be the largest one we’ve done in the last five years,” said Craig Schiller, lead event organizer. An 80 percent scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall [...]

Boeing’s V-22 Osprey program escaped the federal budget chopping block once again after local members of the U.S. House of Representatives voiced opposition about an amendment that would have stripped funding for the tilt-rotor aircraft. The amendment was presented by U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., and Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., to House Resolution 4310, the National [...]