The F3D Skyknight downed numerous MiG-15s made in the Soviet Union, yet it never acquired the fame of the North American F-86 Sabre The amazing image in this post depicts…
A flaw was found in the batch of suits NASA was producing for the pilots before the launch of Columbia on the first shuttle mission (STS-1). Since 1941, the David…
When four F-104s were training for the type’s “introduction-into-service” demonstration in June 1962 and crashed in formation, killing all four pilots, it was a very terrible start for the Starfighter…
Hill AFB said goodbye to Viper as it celebrates 40 years of F-16 combat operations
The F-16 program changed the fighter forces of the USAF The 388th Fighter Wing (FW), now more well known as the Viper, was to be the first squadron to switch…
“Piggyback Flight,” an incident that caused two B-17s to become hooked together
Instead of an accidental combining of two planes in midair, the Germans believed the “Piggyback” was a brand-new eight-engine warplane that the Allies had developed! Germans believed it to be…
2 Concorde supersonic airliners landed simultaneously at Orlando International Airport
Before an estimated 35,000 spectators, the British Airways and Air France Concorde supersonic aircraft approached from the south and touched down next to each other less than two seconds apart.…
The F-22 Raptor’s already impressive capabilities can be improved by the F-15 Eagle This post’s stunning video is a tribute to the amazing F-15 Eagle. The F-15A/B/C/D is an all-weather,…
The RAF Phantom crew disguised as an Aeroflot flight to intercept a Soviet Il-62 Classic spy plane
“Keeping the Phantom in that position for about six or seven minutes, my navigator and I grinned at the cameras, struck tops of our bone domes lingeringly and flamboyantly, offered…
F-22, F-35, Eurofighter, and Rafale aircraft stationed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis for the second trilateral exercise
The 2017 Atlantic Trident included the RAF Eurofighter Typhoon, the FAF Dassault Rafale, the USAF F-22 Raptor, and the F-35 Lightning II. After the first trilateral exercise, which took place…
Why an attack helicopter with a terrain mask can withstand missiles but not tube artillery
There are many scenarios in which tube artillery can engage attack helicopters. Sometimes called helicopter gunships because of their heavy armament, modern attack helicopters have two primary roles: first, to…