Harrison Kass, an attorney and former Air Force pilot selectee, evaluates the harrowing 1966 "Mach 3 Breakup" of an SR-71 Blackbird, a survival story that redefined high-altitude flight safety.

How the T-38 Talon became America's first supersonic trainer, shaping USAF pilot training and NASA astronaut missions for six decades.

From violent ejection to possible capture, here's how US aircrew train to survive even before they've hit the ground.

Will the ABS era mean the end of The Ejection and the epic theater of managerial tantrums? Or will there be even more things to argue about?

The direction of ejection also matters. In normal flight, positive G-forces press the pilot into the seat, causing blood to move toward the lower body. Negative G occurs when the aircraft accelerates ...