Share this story It may be the most retold radio exchange in aviation. A Cessna asks Los Angeles Center for its ground speed. So does a Beechcraft, and then a Navy F/A-18. Then a voice from far above them all asks the same question, and the controller reads out a...
Jet Engines are so useful! In Russia – they like big, heavy machinery. And given the harsh weather conditions, it makes sense to have robust fighter aircraft that can be maintained easily and take off from unpaved runways. Or to use fighter aircraft to blow away...
Fighter Jets are very expensive to operate MiGFlug’s customers sometimes react surprised when they hear the costs, especially of the MiG-29 supersonic flight (which starts at EUR 13,500 for the 45min supersonic flight or 11,500 for the non-supersonic 25min...
How it works: The Ejection Seat Fighter pilots can leave their aircraft in case of an emergency. But they only do that if that is the very last possibility. They always try to land. No one wants to pull the ejection seats, especially not at high speed. And here is...
A guide to become an Astronaut Similar to being a fighter pilot – Astronaut is one of the top childhood dreams for many. Travel to Space. So much adventure, so much fame! Later on we understand that it is not that easy and become accountants and book a...
You think the most expensive Yacht – owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovichs – the “Eclipse” is expensive? With 70 crew members, two helipads and an own submarine, it is estimated at $450m up to $1.5 billion. Well yes, it is expensive,...
A-12 Oxcart and SR-71 Blackbird In our overview about the top 10 fastest planes in the world – we took these two amazing planes together and went for the more popular of them – the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. It basically is a household name and you’d...
Ever heard of these insane submarines? The Japanese built huge submarines in WWII. They could actually carry fighter planes! Watch the documentary below to learn more. More crazy stuff? Read about the craziest bombs here – and about the strangest aircraft...
As you probably know – we are currently trying to cover questions we are often being asked by potential clients. We recently talked about flying with the Blue Angels and how you can rent a fighter jet as a non-military pilot. In the Blue Angels post, we also...
Our most famous pilot Yves Rossy, or better known as the “Jetman” is a Swiss former fighter pilot of the Swiss Air Force, flying military fighter aircraft like the British Hawker Hunter, the French Dassault Mirage III and the American Northrop F-5 Tiger...
We all know that in the history of military aviation, a lot of interesting events and developments have been made. Our friend Marko Radovic from Belgrade selected 15 interesting facts and created this nice post for us: Thanks a lot for creating this nice post for us....
The U.S. Navy is getting ready to launch the first ship-board tests of a new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System designed to replace steam catapults and propel fighter jets and other aircraft off the deck of an aircraft carrier, service officials said. “In June,...
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