The retired Avro Vulcan
The Cold War may have been the most interesting period for military aircraft development globally. Throughout the conflict, makers of aircraft from all over the world did all possible to…
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The Cold War may have been the most interesting period for military aircraft development globally. Throughout the conflict, makers of aircraft from all over the world did all possible to…
Major Clarke’s A-7D made ‘a very low pass’ on the guns to protect the Jolly and took a hit ‘by something that felt like a 57mm.’ He lost all his…
Capt. Charles deForest Chandler fired five rounds at the target over the course of three passes while flying a Wright Flyer Type B at about 48 mph, marking the first…
The F-16/79 displayed the same 9G capabilities as the standard F-16, according to test pilots, but the former appeared to operate more readily at or near Mach 2 General Dynamics…
The XB-70A Valkyrie, which was once intended to be a Mach 3 bomber, was only ever utilized for flight testing This post’s most noteworthy photo is a close-up shot of…
Airborne- and surface-based fleet air defense elements, such as F/A-18s and at least two guided-missile destroyers safeguarded the US Navy flattop during the exfiltration. Released on Dec. 4, 2019, by…
In 1980, an order was placed for seven preproduction F-20s with options for another 83 production models. The F-20 was a truly amazing aircraft that a lot of people outside…
Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov caught fire during repairs while docked at the Barents Sea port of Murmansk. Fuel is reportedly burning aboard the ship. A huge fire has broken out…
South Korea’s first indigenously developed fighter jet, the KF-21, has been unveiled. This is a significant milestone for South Korea’s aviation and military sectors. The single-engine FA-50 Golden Eagle was…
‘We were going about 600 knots at 28,000 feet, so it was a loud boom, explosive decompression, and the airplane was damaged, a lot of glass in the cockpit, a…