These intriguing images, which were captured on Nov. 1, 1981, by US Air Force (USAF) Scene Camera Operator Ken Hackman, show an SR-71 Blackbird flying with just one engine running…
Cold War
Currently, the 309 AMARG consists of around 3,150 aircraft, 5,900 engines, and 340,000 aircraft parts. The amazing pictures in this post, which were taken at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB),…
‘For a while, most ejection seats offered both ejection methods. Dealer’s choice. If you have some time to eject, i.e., a “controlled” ejection, use the face curtain. If you’re in…
A single, three-engine flight was authorized for the C-5 Galaxy airlifters to perform permanent repairs The unique photos in this article, which first appeared in Code One Magazine, feature trick-or-treat…
F-14 Tomcat
US Navy F-14 Pilot explains how he was able to Land his Tomcat Without Canopy after his Backseater erroneously Bailed Out
The incredible photos in this post show an F-14 Tomcat (actually the F-14D BuNo. 164341) flying without canopy Advancements during the Cold War in Soviet long range patrol and bomber…
‘There it is! Mach 2.0, twice the speed of sound. I could go on, Mach 2.4 is probably within reach,’ Ed Cobleigh, former F-4 Pilot One of the most versatile…
‘Curious, I grabbed his G-suit off the rack. Sure enough, there was a Sony Walkman (tape; this is 1983) in one of the pockets…,’ Pat Markwell, former A-10 Warthog Life…
Military
Su-57, marketed as a stealth fighter, can be detected by radars from a far greater distance than F-22 and F-35
Sukhoi claims Su-57 has an RCS goal between 0.1 to 1 m^2 (-10 to 1 dBsm). For comparison, the F-117 had an RCS of around -25 dBsm while the F-22…
History
The British MoD turned down a US offer in the 1980s for the UK to purchase F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighters for the RAF Squadrons
In the 1980s, US President Ronald Reagan extended an invitation to Margaret Thatcher to participate in US advanced military programs, including the Space Shuttle program and the Lockheed F-117A stealth…
The Japanese launched a fairly daring plan in March 1942 to send a flight of two Kawanishi H8K long-range flying boats to inspect the damage they had caused to Pearl…