Impressed by Top Gun? You shouldn’t be. Usually Hollywood exagerates, when we talk about fighter pilots and Top Gun, that’s probably not the case. There is a few rather scary things of being an Air Force pilot or Navy pilot. Here is three points that...
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,...
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Aircraft Carrier It seems the crew from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Aircraft Carrier is having a good time! Along with Air Wing Seven, they created a remake of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens teaser trailer. Instead of droids and desert...
MiG-29 vs F/A-18 in Dogfight US F/A-18s took the chance to do a joint training with the German MiG-29s after the German reunification. The German Luftwaffe inherited the MiG-29s from the Air Forces of the National People’s Army (East German Air Forces). So they...
The last Interview with Erich Hartmann Of all the fighter aces in history, the first name who usually comes to mind is the “Red Baron” and Erich “Bubi” Hartmann. Therefore those two are top in our best fighter pilots in history ranking. If you...
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...
The so called bone yard – The Graveyard that would be the second largest Air Force in the world: The world famous US Air Force bone yard for surplus or out dated aircraft. Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DM AFB) (IATA: DMA, ICAO: KDMA, FAA LID: DMA) is a United...
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...
Can I fly with the Blue Angels in an F/A-18? Yesterday we published an article about this blog about customers who think they can rent a supersonic fighter jet just like a car, today we want to cover another topic that is very popular among potential clients –...
Here’s what it’s like to rent a MiG-29 to fly to the stratosphere After Gizmodos article with the title “Here’s what it’s like to rent a MiG-29 to fly you above the clouds in the stratosphere” by Casey Chan – covering the...
We know this is a hard question and easy to criticise – as they flew at different times, had different material etc. We do compare apple and oranges here, and we know it. This list is more entertainment than science, so take it with a pinch of salt. One of the...
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