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On this day in aviation history, USAF Colonel Edwa On this day in aviation history, USAF Colonel Edward H. Taylor set a Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) world speed record at Edwards Air Force Base, averaging around 700 mph across a 1,000 km course in the RF-101C Voodoo. Just over a week later, another Voodoo pilot would push the platform even further, highlighting just how capable this aircraft—and its crews—had become in the early supersonic era.

Taylor was far more than a record-setting pilot. A veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, he logged over 5,000 flight hours across multiple generations of aircraft, from the P-38 Lightning to high-speed reconnaissance jets over North Vietnam. His career reflects the evolution of U.S. airpower—and the demands placed on the pilots flying at its edge.

The aircraft behind the record, the RF-101C Voodoo, was an unarmed reconnaissance variant built for speed and survivability. Powered by twin Pratt & Whitney J57 afterburning turbojets, it was one of the first operational aircraft capable of exceeding 1,000 mph. With a top speed just over Mach 1.5 and a service ceiling above 55,000 feet, it could rapidly penetrate contested airspace while carrying a six-camera suite for multi-angle intelligence collection.

More than just a record-holder, the RF-101C proved itself in combat—particularly over Vietnam—where speed and altitude were its primary defenses.

A milestone flight, but also a snapshot of an era where performance and mission capability were inseparable.
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Wondering about the difference between extruded al Wondering about the difference between extruded aluminum vs. sheet metal after seeing Frank's current project? Here Casey explains it! Any more questions on the subject for him?
We feel so honored to have earned the title of Bus We feel so honored to have earned the title of Business of the Month here in Chino for March! We're so grateful for anyone who nominated us, as well as our community as a whole. It's fans like you that keep us flying!
Here's Episode 2 of Casey back from vacation! Chec Here's Episode 2 of Casey back from vacation! Check out what Frank is working on in the shop right now. Who here has done something similar in your own career?
On 31 March 1945, Messerschmitt test pilot Hans Fa On 31 March 1945, Messerschmitt test pilot Hans Fay made one of the most valuable “deliveries” of the war when he defected to the Allies in a brand‑new Me 262 A‑1. He had been ordered to ferry one of twenty‑two fresh jets from the assembly plant at Schwäbisch Hall to Neuburg an der Donau ahead of advancing Allied troops, but instead turned north‑west and landed at Frankfurt/Rhein‑Main, by then in American hands. There, he surrendered both himself and the intact jet, giving U.S. engineers their first close look at a front‑line production Me 262.

The Me 262 Schwalbe “Swallow” was the world’s first operational jet fighter, a single‑seat, twin‑engine aircraft with its Junkers Jumo 004 turbojets slung in nacelles under the wings. It measured about 34 ft 9 in in length with a 41 ft 5 in wingspan, and Fay described an empty weight of around 8289 lbs and around 15652 lbs at takeoff. Its mildly swept wing, 20° at the leading edge with complex trailing‑edge geometry, kept the aerodynamic center where the designers wanted it as speed increased, an early step toward the swept‑wing fighters of the late 1940s.

As a bomber interceptor, the A‑1 variant packed formidable short‑range firepower: four 30 mm MK 108 cannon in the nose, with optional R4M rockets under the wings and provision for bombs on fuselage racks. Roughly 1,430 Me 262s of all types were built, and Luftwaffe pilots claimed hundreds of Allied aircraft destroyed, though numbers remain debated. Fay’s aircraft, 111711, was shipped to the United States and evaluated at Wright Field after the war; it was eventually lost in 1946 when an engine fire forced U.S. test pilot Walter “Mac” McAuley to bail out, destroying the airframe but leaving behind a rich flight‑test record.

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