Military Technology

          Seventy years after its first flight on April 15,1952, the B-52 Stratofortress is still considered the most capable bomber ever to have served in the United States Military or that of any western country, with the aircraft having been produced from 1952 to 1962 and seen extensive improvements to its performance made both during that time and since. Video Source:  Out Of Your Mind 1. Relevancy .            The B-52 was conceived in the immediate aftermath of a successful strategic bombing campaign against Japan. Air Force planners wanted a long-range strike aircraft that wouldn’t require forward bases to accomplish their missions the way B-29s had needed bases in the Mariana Islands.  The design of the B-52 gradually evolved during its early design phase into a swept-wing aircraft with eight jet engines that could fly many thousands of miles without refueling. Its range today is stated at 8,800 miles whe...

               The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has been widely debated over not only since its first flight in 2006. The project has cost over 1 trillion dollars so far and is expected to reach over 1.5 trillion during its lifetime. But an aircraft costing this much money can hardly be what people say about it: Rubbish, Lemon, can’t do what airplanes did 50 years ago etc. The reason for this is that it may have been reviewed in a questionable way; when people are comparing it to other aircraft they might not compare it in the right way. This article will try to outline what the F-35 really is and why it might be better than some critics say. Video Source:  Out Of Your Mind                That idea was to use a single airframe for the F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C, which will all be used in different parts of the US military – among others the Marines and the Navy. The idea behind that strategy...