“I cannot say the F-16 was a stellar jet when it first came out but it finally turned out to be a great fighter,” Sergeant William M. Eckberg, former F-16…
As the Su-22 climbed after dropping ordnance, Tremel would respond, firing an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile that missed the Fitter. Then Tremel fired another missile, this time an AIM-120 AMRAAM, which…
Civil
CRAZY VIDEOS SHOW ANTONOV AN-2 COLT BIPLANE CRASHING DURING AN AIRSHOW IN BALASHIKHA NEAR MOSCOW
The videos seem showing the Antonov An-2 pilot attempting a hard left turn to avoid the public before losing control and hitting the ground Taken on Sep. 2, 2017, the impressive video…
Airshows
INTERESTING VIDEO SHOWS SNOWBIRD 5 CATCHING FIRE ON THE RUNWAY AFTER SATURDAY DISPLAY AT ATLANTIC CANADA INTERNATIONAL AIR SHOW
As the Tutor jets landed, Snowbird 5 stopped well before the end of the runway after a small fire was spotted around the nose wheel As reported by CBC, there…
Periodically, aviation industry companies are provided the opportunity to conduct flight tests at Edwards given the base’s unique test assets such as multiple runways, a controlled airspace, large dry lakebeds…
The AGM-86B had become operational in December 1982 with the 416th Bombardment Wing, Griffiss Air Force Base, New York The Pentagon announced under Release No: CR-163-17 that both Lockheed Martin…
The aircraft designated F-105F Wild Weasel III, took over as the USAF’s primary SAM suppressor during Operation Rolling Thunder in the summer of 1966, replacing the F-100F Wild Weasel I…
The F-14 Tomcats were fired on by the Libyans, turning what had been a game of cat and mouse into a deadly encounter More than two-centuries-old relationships between the U.S.…
Carriers
COOL PHOTO SHOWS F-35B LOADED WITH PAVEWAY IV AND ASRAAM TAKING OFF FROM A SKI JUMP FOR THE FIRST TIME
The picture was taken during the second round of F-35B ski ramp testing which continues to support the U. K. in advance of flight trials from HMS Queen Elizabeth The…
History
Just prior to demolition of former De Havilland factory, lost Mosquito blueprints were found
The plans were given to the nonprofit organization The People’s Mosquito, which used them to repair a de Havilland Mosquito so that it could fly again The Telegraph reports that…