The F-16 Fighting Falcons at Holloman Air Force Base became the first F-16s in the Air Force to go through the aircraft purification process Nov. 3. Aircraft purification has been performed on other airframes, but this was the first time it was performed on F-16s. “Aircraft purification is removing all of the moisture, air and…
How ‘The Fastest Man on Earth’ Earned His Title
On Dec. 10, 1954, Col. John P. Stapp propelled down the Holloman High Speed Test Track here aboard the Sonic Wind Rocket Sled 1 at a rate of 632 miles per hour, earning the title “The Fastest Man on Earth.” Read: Today in Engineering History: An Apollo Milestone The rocket-propelled sled speed, combined with the…