Roland Garros’s life story: the playboy inventor of air combat and the first fighter pilot
Thanks to his machine gun system, by Apr. 18, 1915, Garros had three kills under his belt. At this time, the entire French Air Force had managed to down five…
Thanks to his machine gun system, by Apr. 18, 1915, Garros had three kills under his belt. At this time, the entire French Air Force had managed to down five…
When an engine fire produced a strong oscillation of the fly-by-wire aircraft in July 1979 while Norman “Ken” Dyson was piloting Have Blue No. 2, he was forced to eject.…
The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter debuted in 1963. It was the first aircraft designed to carry troops and cargo on the same flight, which is accomplished by using a double-deck fuselage…
Operation Red Wings was a military operation launched in 2005 by the United States Armed Forces. The goal of the mission was to capture or kill Ahmad Shah, a Taliban…
The MiG-41 is a mysterious aircraft. It is a successor to the MiG-31, which was developed in the 1970s as a long-range interceptor. Unlike the F-22 Raptor, it can approach…
It is hard to imagine how naval warfare would be conducted had it not been for the inspiration of the British Admiral John Fisher, who saw in 1909 how a…
The Tempest is expected to be more capable, more flexible, and more lethal than the F-35. The Tempest will be a 6th generation aircraft and the F-35 is a 5th…
The MiG-25 is a supersonic interceptor aircraft that was first designed in the USSR. The Mig-25 designation stands for Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau, 25 being the approximate speed of…
The Tornado is a distinctive aircraft with its shoulder-mounted wings, twin tail fins, and twin engines. The first of this type was flown on August 14th, 1974, and entered service…
The A-10’s design philosophy was to support ground troops and make it difficult for enemy anti-aircraft fire to shoot down the aircraft. Specifically, this included operating at low altitudes and…