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What it's like to be in pilot seat of Lockheed U-2 spy plane
What is probably not widely known is that it is the home of the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS) which operates the Lockheed U-2. These all black aircraft are based at Fairford and are ...
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Forget the F-22: How Fast Was the YF-23 Black Widow II Stealth Fighter?
The Northrop YF-23 “Black Widow,” the prototype that lost to the F-22 Raptor, was an incredibly fast aircraft. -With a top speed of Mach 2.2+ and a supercruise speed of Mach 1.6, its performance was a ...