‘I think the Bronze, Silver, and Gold for difficult aircraft to land has to go to Vought aircraft,’ David Tussey, former US Naval Aviator Landing on the flight deck of…
‘How were the Serbs able to shoot down an F-117 stealth aircraft? Through a combination of Complacency, Strategy, and Luck,’ Chris Morehouse, Aerospace Engineer at U.S. Air Force. The F-117A Nighthawk was the first operational…
David M. Densford, the Chinook pilot with 4,000 flt hrs and 24 years in the CH-47 models A thru F, lists 14 amazing facts about this legendary helicopter. In 1960,…
USS Gerald R. Ford will be the only carrier regularly available to provide carrier qualifications to pilots who require them on the east coast this year. The interesting picture in…
The RCAF also announced they will not be supporting any airshows or special events until at least Apr. 30. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Hornet used by the service…
The world believed that the Luftwaffe could easily burn down entire cities as a result of the greatly inflated tales of the bombing, which was undoubtedly beyond their capacity in…
Fighter jets are among the most extreme forms of machinery that mankind has ever produced. They are capable of flying faster than the sound itself, doing feats of gravity-defying, and…
If the pilot’s happy with the airplane’s performance, he or she will salute – that’s the signal that “we’re good to go.” Then the shooter – the catapult officer –…
In August 1969, the Phantom demonstrated its ability to exceed the speed of sound at Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The McDonnell two-place, twinjet, all-weather F-4 Phantom II, with top speeds…
Airpower played a crucial role in the Battle of Berlin. Aircraft were used to drop bombs on Berlin, protect advancing ground troops, and transport soldiers and equipment.Aviation technology helped the…