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SR-71 Pilot trolls bragging F-18 Pilot

SR-71 Pilot trolls bragging F-18 Pilot

Aviation World, Fighter Flights, History & Legends, Military Aviation, Pilots, Reconnaissance, Space, World Records Aviation

As you probably know the SR-71 Blackbird was the fastest plane in the world, at least when we do not take rocket planed into account (otherwise the winner would be the X-15). There is a funny story about the Blackbird – coming from “Sled Driver”...
How much does a jet cost to operate?

How much does a jet cost to operate?

Aviation World, Bomber aircrafts, F22 Raptor, F35, Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, History & Legends, Inside MiGFlug, Military Aviation, Stealth Fighter Jets, World Records Aviation

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...
Ejection Seat – How it works

Ejection Seat – How it works

Aviation World, Fighter Flights, Military Aviation, Pilots, World Records Aviation

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...
The new USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier

The new USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier

Aircraft Carriers, Aviation World, F35, History & Legends, Military Aviation, World Records Aviation

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,...
Final Interview with Erich Hartmann

Final Interview with Erich Hartmann

History & Legends, Military Aviation, Pilots, World Records Aviation

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...
15 Awesome and Interesting Facts About Military Aircraft

15 Awesome and Interesting Facts About Military Aircraft

Aircraft Carriers, Aviation World, Bomber aircrafts, Experimental Aircraft, History & Legends, Military Aviation, World Records Aviation

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....
First Blue Angels female pilot takes flight

First Blue Angels female pilot takes flight

Fighter Jets, History & Legends, Military Aviation, Naval, World Records Aviation

It had always been U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Katie Higgins’ dream to become a pilot, and follow in her family’s steps. This became reality in 2011, when she received her wings. But last weekend was probably the best day of her life, when she successfully...
The fastest prop and fastest jet perform the fastest formation record

The fastest prop and fastest jet perform the fastest formation record

Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, History & Legends, Military Aviation, World Records Aviation

When these images cropped out on the internet a few months ago, some knew the photos were a photoshop masterpiece, and the rest were skeptical, or believed this ‘claim’. A note to acclaimed aviator, Skip Holm was in order to validate the images and provide...
Fighter Jet Size in Comparison

Fighter Jet Size in Comparison

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Every fighter fan probably had this experience already – one gets to see a fighter jet in a museum, at an airshow or – the coolest way – during a fighter jet ride with MiGFlug. And once one is getting closer – it’s like *boah* how huuuge...
The largest Aircraft in the World – AN-225

The largest Aircraft in the World – AN-225

Aviation World, Experimental Aircraft, History & Legends, Military Aviation, World Records Aviation

The world’s largest aircraft to date – The Antonov 225 Mriya; The Ukrainian word for ‘Dream’. This humongous aircraft was primarily built to carry the Soviet Space Shuttle (Buran). With six Ivchenko Progress D-18T turbofan engines, it can carry up to...
The 10 Fastest Aircraft in the World

The 10 Fastest Aircraft in the World

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The Top Ten fastest planes in the World Before we start – here is a nice video showing you the 10 fastest planes in the world: There are very many aircraft that have exceeded the speed of Mach 2.0. Some of them are research aircraft, some are military and some...
The fastest (rocket-) plane in the World – X-15

The fastest (rocket-) plane in the World – X-15

Aviation World, Experimental Aircraft, History & Legends, Military Aviation, World Records Aviation

There have been countless aircraft capable of flying faster than the speed of sound. Some have reached twice that, and a few as high as three times the speed of sound. But there is one rocket plane to rule them all. An aircraft that was introduced in 1959, flew so...
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