How to fly and fight in the F-20 Tigershark
The F-20 was far faster than the F-5E, added beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air capability, and had a full complement of air-to-ground firing modes that could fire the majority of American weaponry…
The F-20 was far faster than the F-5E, added beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air capability, and had a full complement of air-to-ground firing modes that could fire the majority of American weaponry…
Structural and aerodynamic testings were often followed by trips to carriers to confirm land based results Taken in mid-70’s the interesting photo in this post features a U.S. Navy A-7…
Carrier Air Wing 5 is the the U.S. Navy’s only continuously forward-deployed air wing The interesting picture in this post features aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s only continuously forward-deployed air wing,…
The Fakour-90 is an Iranian air-to-air missile based on the Hughes AIM-54 Phoenix The following interesting video is the first known footage that shows an Islamic Republic of Iran Air…
Do you remember the Top Gun movie scene where Maverick and Goose’s F-14 flies inverted above the black two-seat F-5F (AKA MiG-28)? For safety reasons there was no aircraft flying…
“As the left engine failed and I saw the RPM tape drop to zero, I applied full right rudder” During all phases of flight, the F-14 Tomcat was a powerful,…
After a year at Naval Air Station Pensacola, future RIOs were assigned to the Replacement Air Group (RAG), a squadron dedicated to training naval aviators in specific aircraft types. During…
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