‘The NTSB lists Triethylborane [TEB] as the following most dangerous material, one step below fissionable nuclear material,’ Former SR-71 Blackbird pilot David Peters The amazing photo in this post, taken…
Capt. Brian Kesselring, a former TOPGUN instructor himself and now flight leader and commanding officer of the Blue Angels, had the honor of taking TOPGUN1, retired Navy Captain Dan Pedersen,…
During RED FLAG 90-1, an RAF Phantom FGR.2 (known as F-4M in the US) diverted there and returned to Nellis bearing an F-117 sticker and legend. DON’T ASK As one…
The change was led by Randy “Duke” Cunningham, a retired US Navy commander and former F-4 Phantom pilot, who, along with his Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) Willy “Irish” Driscoll, was…
The first pilot to breach the sound barrier in the recently dubbed “Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor” was Maj. Alex “Brick” Shuler, an F-22 test pilot A ceremony honoring the contributions…
‘F-16 vs. F-4 max performance turn. I once saw this performed live. Stunning,’ said David Tussey, former US Navy A-7E Corsair II pilot The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact,…
The F-16 Block 30 fighter was equipped with a diverterless supersonic inlet, which took the place of the aircraft’s original intake diverter The F-16 Fighting Falcon, which has been the…
‘With the A-4, you don’t actually fly it as you wear it. It quickly and responsively becomes an extended part of you and will do most anything you desire it…
The photos in this post features the 75th Anniversary of Supersonic Flight F-16 Viper The pictures in this post celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Supersonic Flight F-16 Viper and…
If the US Navy had not terminated the NATF program, would it have been easier to adapt the YF-22 for aircraft carrier operations than the YF-23? During the Advanced Tactical…