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" first "cruise" flight of the U.S. Navy's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstration aircraft. During this flight, conducted Sept. 30, 2011 flight, the aircraft's landing gear was raised and lowered for the first time, a key milestone in the envelope expansion phase of flight testing. The X-47B was designed, developed and produced by Northrop Grumman, the leader in unmanned systems. "

"Four-star general Stanley McChrystal shares what he learned about leadership over his decades in the military. How can you build a sense of shared purpose among people of many ages and skill sets? By listening and learning -- and addressing the possibility of failure."

"Wheels Up The Able Pilot program in Ketchum, Idaho, puts paraplegics formerly in the military in the air with paragliders."

several other videos associated with this site, including a Sopwith Camel and a Spitfire in formation.

"The U.S. Air Force is home to the world's most amazing collection of aviation technology. With the Tech Hangar app, now anyone can go inside and explore this fascinating world. View photos and video, get all the stats and discover the stories behind all the aircraft in the Air Force's amazing arsenal." ..information - facts, specs, images, required web access to play videos

"View more than 57,000 historic videos and 7 million photos for FREE in one of the world's largest collections of royalty-free archival stock footage. Offering immediate downloads in more than 10 SD and HD formats, including screeners in all formats."

"Official Centennial of Naval Aviation video."

World War I Flight Training Video

"The Navy has released video of the April 11 one-engine landing made by an F/A-18C aboard the USS Carl Vinson and during which the aircraft caught fire. ... Flight deck fire crews responded and the fire was extinguished with aqueous film forming foam. ... its pilot escaped the episode uninjured."

Future of Air Vehicles  - NASA studys ways to make safer, faster, more efficient air vehicles. NASA does not build aircraft, rather, NASA works with industry to provide technologies that industry can use to build new aircraft. + Discover possible capabilities for future air vehicles (.mov) Development for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will become an increasing part of our aeronautics future. Download a movie that explains some of the possibilities for non-military use UAVs. + Discover technology development for UAVs (.mov)

"Today in Aviation History - January 12 In 1866… The Aeronautical Society of Great Britain is founded in London (later to become the Royal Aeronautical Society) and is still in existence today. In 1892… Mikhail Gurevich, Russian aircraft designer, is born (d. 1976). Gurevich was a Soviet aircraft designer, a partner (with Artem Mikoyan) of the famous MiG military aviation bureau. In 1929… First U.S. air mail stamped envelopes are available for sale."

F111 - great video about the plane, some history and emergencies

America's first jet flight, Oct 1942. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE PIECE OF AVIATION HISTORY. This is a very interesting little piece of historical film. It covers America's entry into the Jet Age with the Bell P59A. part is about the installation of a $2 doorbell ringer to the dash of the P59A to provide vibration so the gauges wouldn't stick. Ya' gotta' love it....

Hercules and the Four Horsemen Filmed in 1960 - The Four Horsemen were the world's only four engine per aircraft demonstration team. Flying four C-130As in close formation, the team would perform a number of maneuvers over a twenty-three minute airshow that closed with a bomb burst -- or as the team called it, Horseman Burst. The show was performed at an altitude of 500 to 1,000 feet.

This is the first time I have heard the radio chatter while the team performs their maneuvers. it is used to alert the team of changes made by the leader in power settings, control stick pressure, and to remind of the next maneuver to be performed as well as the timing of entry and exit. These guys are smooth! Really really good stuff here. Blue Angel Video Winter Training 2011 El Centro, CA

U-2 flight

some with sound, some silent 91st Aero Sqn AEF Salmson 2 Reconnaissance 1918 RAF 1940 B-Type Helmet, Mark IIIA Goggle RAF Debrief Spitfire Battle of Britain

"newly issued Black Hornet miniature surveillance helicopter during an operation in Afghanistan. The Scandinavian-designed Black Hornet Nano weighs as little as 16 grams (0.56 ounces)-the same as a finch. The four-inch-long (10-centimeter-long) helicopter is fitted with a tiny camera which relays still images and video to a remote terminal. Troops used the drone to look for insurgent firing points and check out exposed areas of the ground before crossing."

USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is the seventh Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in the United States Navy,

"AN/AAQ-37 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (EO DAS) for the F-35"