The aerial refueling aircraft used in Operation Epic Fury were created from a single $16 million Boeing prototype. See the 'Dash 80.'

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The Boeing 367-80.
The prototype for the 707, the Boeing 367-80, shown here, was named by the Smithsonian Institution as "one of the 12 most significant aircraft of all time."

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I visited the National Air and Space Museum's lesser-known second location. One exhibit stopped me in my tracks.

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The space shuttle Discovery at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
The space shuttle Discovery at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

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Medal of Honor pilot was hit repeatedly by machine-gun fire during the Maduro raid, Trump says, revealing mission details

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President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover during his Tuesday evening State of the Union address.
President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover during his Tuesday evening State of the Union address.

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A startup wants to beat Airbus and Boeing with an ultra-wide 'flying wing' jet with massive cargo space

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Horizon Evo and Kona rendering at an airport.
A US startup wants to lure customers with lucrative cargo space unavailable on today's narrowbodies.

Natlius

A US startup building a radical 'flying wing' plane to take on Airbus and Boeing revealed its first airline customer

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Natilus spicejet plane
Natilus' futuristic "blended-wing body" plane builds the cabin into the wing.

Natilus

Airbus CEO said the future of commercial aviation could be a B-2 bomber-like plane with a cabin in the wing

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A scaled model of an Airbus Blended-Wing Body (BWB) zero emission concept aircraft, on display at the Farnborough Airshow, on 22nd July 2022, at Farnborough, England.
A scale model of the Airbus Blended-Wing Body concept aircraft, which would run on hydrogen.

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He saved over 400 lives midair. Now, this former pilot warns AI could make pilots' jobs harder, especially during a crisis.

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5 men in pilot attire
The five-person crew for Qantas Flight 32 (left to right): Captain David Evans, Captain Harry Wubben, Captain Richard Champion de Crespigny, First Officer Matt Hicks, Second Officer Mark Johnson.

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All the president's rides: Photos show every mode of official transportation used by US presidents

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Trump disembarks Air Force One with The Beast visible in the foreground.
President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona, en route to the Memorial Service for Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, Sunday, September 21, 2025.

Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Scientists Unveil Wild New Way to Explore the Edge of Space

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Photophoresis Aircraft Mesosphere

See inside a test Boeing 777X, which has been further delayed to 2026 and annoyed its top customer

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Wide view of Boeing 777-9 test bed, with two rows of three blue seats on either side and instrumentation racks in the distance
The interior of a 777X testbed at the 2023 Paris Air Show.

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