‘This is it’ 104th commander’s last flight is also last training mission for Barnes F-15C fighters

The 104th, and its 1,000-or-so members, now have a busy nine months to prepare for the arrival of the new F-35s in June, 2026 ...
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GE Aerospace flies hypersonic engine with no moving parts

What has zero moving parts, yet can blast an aerial vehicle to velocities beyond Mach 5? The answer is the recently flight-tested Atmospheric Test of Launched Airbreathing System (ATLAS) powered by a ...
Aviation Week Network

GE Flies Captive-Carry Tests Of Solid Fuel Ramjet

The ramjet, called the Atmospheric Test of Launched Airbreathing System (ATLAS) Flight Test Vehicle, was carried on a Starfighters F-104 at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The tests included three ...
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GE Aerospace completes first solid-fuel ramjet flights for hypersonic program

GE Aerospace tested its solid-fuel ramjet system at supersonic speeds on a Starfighter F-104 over Kennedy Space Center, a ...
The Aviationist

F-15D Backseater Accidentally Ejects After Landing

A video surfaced online shows the immediate aftermath of the ejection, which followed the landing from incentive flight. An unusual incident at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, ...
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F-104 Joins the Indo-Pak War in a Blaze of Speed and Fire

F-104 Starfighter was the most modern combat aircraft available to Pakistani Air Force in 1965. When the conflict with India over Kashmir began that year, the single F-104 squadron saw plenty of ...