Posted on December 2, 2011 by
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White Eagle Aerospace recently returned to Edwards Air Force Base, CA where Aerosciences Instructor J. Terry White taught his Fundamentals of Hypersonics(FOH) short course. The training was held 29 November – 02 December 2011 at the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) Engineering Development Flight (EDF) and drew participants from both military and… Read More
Fifty-seven years ago this month, the USAF/Boeing B-29 Superfortress strategic bomber was officially retired from the active inventory of the United States Air Force. The famed World War II-era aircraft had a service life of less than a dozen years.
Fifty-six years ago this month, the USAF/Bell X-2 Starbuster experimental flight research aircraft made its initial powered flight from Edwards Air Force Base, California. Legendary test pilot USAF Lt. Col. Frank K. “Pete” Everest was at the controls of the rocket-powered, swept-wing X-aircraft.
Posted on November 15, 2011 by
skyhook
J. Terry White brought his in-demand Aerodynamics For Engineers (AFE) short course to Raytheon Missile Systems (RMS) in Tucson, AZ. The training was held 7-10 November 2011 and marks the company’s premier visit to RMS, a global leader in design, development and production of missile systems for U.S. and allied forces.… Read More
Fifty-four years ago this month, the first ablative nose cone to survive entry into the Earth’s atmosphere was formally presented to the American public. President Dwight D. Eisenhower displayed the recovered nose cone during a national television broadcast from the Oval Office. An object making a hypersonic entry into the… Read More
Forty-four years ago this month, the No. 3 USAF/North American X-15 research aircraft broke-up during a steep dive from an apogee of 266,000 feet. The pilot, USAF Major Michael J. Adams, died when his aircraft was torn apart by aerodynamic forces as it passed through 65,000 feet at more than… Read More
Fifty-four years ago today, the USAF/Northrop SNARK intercontinental cruise missile successfully flew its maximum range mission of 5,000 statute miles for the first time. SNARK would go on to become the only strategic cruise missile ever operationally deployed by the United States. The SM-62A SNARK was designed to deliver nuclear… Read More
Posted on October 27, 2011 by
skyhook
J. Terry White, CEO and Aerosciences Instructor at White Eagle Aerospace, recently held his acclaimed Aerodynamics For Engineers (AFE) short course at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. The course, which provides a comprehensive training experience in basic aerodynamic principles applicable to the subsonic, transonic, supersonic and hypersonic flight regimes, was held 24-27… Read More
Fifty-nine years ago this month, the USN/Douglas XA3D-1 Skywarrior prototype strategic bomber made its initial test flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Legendary Douglas test pilot George R. Jansen was at the controls of the swept-wing, turbojet-powered, carrier-based aircraft. The USN/Douglas A3D Skywarrior was the product of late 1940’s… Read More
Posted on October 17, 2011 by
skyhook
On 11-14 October 2011, White Eagle Aerospace made its debut visit to the Ohio Aerospace Institute in Cleveland, OH where CEO J. Terry White taught his increasingly popular Fundamentals of Hypersonics (FOH) professional short course. The course drew participants from NASA Glenn Research Center, also located in Cleveland, OH. The FOH course presents a… Read More