The F-16 CCV: the Viper that could turn without banking
“Flying formation on the F-16 CCV aircraft was a terrifying experience since it could do flat turns which robbed the wingman of important visual cues such as bank angle,” Phil…
“Flying formation on the F-16 CCV aircraft was a terrifying experience since it could do flat turns which robbed the wingman of important visual cues such as bank angle,” Phil…
Due to the F-16’s severe vulnerability to ground fire down low during Desert Storm, the A-10 performed better in the CAS role The U.S. Air Force (USAF) began work on…
While ZELL was a system where jet fighters and attack aircraft were planned to be mounted on sizable JATO rockets coupled to movable launch platforms, SATS was a test program…
“The KC-135 was the linchpin of the fight, without fuel, fighters are inoperable” KC-135 Stratotankers responded to a new demand for assistance in 1990 during Operation Desert Shield, which started…
The United States demanded the destruction of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190s in order to sell Turkey its secondhand military aircraft One of the best fighters flown by the Luftwaffe…
SR-71s flew off the coast of Russia, “taunting and toying with MiG-25s sent up to intercept them, scooting up to altitudes the Soviet planes could not reach,” Viktor Belenko, former…
The AWG-9, a powerful weapons system that was able to support the AIM-54 Phoenix’s unheard-of 100-mile range, was installed on the F-14 Tomcat The stunning video in this post, titled…
The Rogers Dry Lake runways were accessible from the 70-minute, 250-mile flight path while the B-1A basic flight evaluation was being carried out The amazing image in this post depicts…
“On take off, shortly after rotation and beyond the take-off abort point, the SR-71 left engine surged, followed by progressive failure of the second stage turbine wheel…” Colonel Thomas S.…
Junker’s SLUF lacked the typically present AIM-9D Sidewinder. And to make matters worse, a string of M61 faults on VA-146 caused his A-7 to lose its ability to fire. To…