Category Archives: Aerospace

First Flight Of The First F-35 Lightning II For The UK

Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2012 by MegaZone

The first F-35 Lightning II for the UK, an F-35B STOVL model, just made its first flight and Lockheed Martin released a video of the event: The UK originally planned to purchase the F-35B and they ordered two aircraft from … Continue reading →

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F-35 Night Refueling And High Speed Fly-By

Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 by MegaZone

Flight testing continues on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, and along with flight testing comes the videos LockMart keeps pumping out to tout the progress. It is all part of their marketing effort to maintain a favorable view of … Continue reading →

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Getting High On Nature

Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 by MegaZone

Boeing is all about getting high on nature. I’m talking about aviation biofuels, of course – what else could I be talking about? They’ve released this video highlighting their efforts in the area.

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Flying Cars – Finally Coming Soon?

Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 by MegaZone

Flying cars have been capturing the popular imagination for decades, but none of the attempts have every proven to be practical, or at least not commercial successes. A couple of well known examples of past attempts are the Fulton Airphibian, … Continue reading →

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The Legacy Of The Lockheed Martin F-16

Posted on Monday, April 16, 2012 by MegaZone

As part of their commemoration of the production of the 4,500th F-16 Fighting Falcon, Lockheed Martin has released a few videos. I posted one previously, and this one features LockMart employees talking about the legacy of the F-16: Also, I’d … Continue reading →

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