Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar
Quick Facts Aircraft Mikoyan MiG-29 (NATO: Fulcrum) First Flight October 6, 1977 Operators 30+ nations across four continents — one of the most widely exported fighters in history Role Air superiority fighter with secondary ground attack capability Top Speed Mach 2.25...
Aviación militar, Noticias
Related: Mystery in the Sky: RQ-180 Stealth Drone Photographed Over Greece Quick Facts Aircraft Northrop Grumman RQ-180 (classified stealth reconnaissance UAV) Nickname “Lady of Larissa” (informal, from spotting community) Sighting Date April 6, 2026 —...
Aviación militar, Noticias
Quick Facts Aircraft L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call (electronic attack variant of Gulfstream G550) Replaces EC-130H Compass Call (only 4 remain in service) Deployed From Davis-Monthan AFB via RAF Mildenhall to the Middle East Aircraft Serials 17-5579 and 19-1587 (55th...
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Quick Facts Aircraft General Atomics YFQ-42A (Gambit family CCA prototype) Incident Date April 6, 2026 Location Company-owned airfield, California desert Cause Under investigation — no injuries reported Programme USAF Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) — unmanned...
Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar
Datos brevesNacionalidadFrancés 🇫🇷Victorias aéreas75 (oficial) - posiblemente 127 en totalAeronaves voladasSPAD VII, SPAD XIIIGuerrasPrimera Guerra MundialNacido/fallecido27 de marzo de 1894 - 18 de junio de 1953 (59 años)UnidadEscadrille N103 “Les Cigognes” René Fonck 02 - a través de Wikimedia Commons El...
Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar
Quick FactsOfficial NameUnited States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor (SFTI) programFoundedMarch 3, 1969, NAS Miramar, CaliforniaFounderLt. Cdr. Dan “Yank” Pedersen — the “Godfather of TOPGUN”Why It Was CreatedThe Ault Report revealed Navy kill ratios had...
Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar
Quick FactsFirst Claimed Jet-vs-Jet KillNovember 8, 1950 — 1st Lt. Russell J. Brown (F-80C) vs. MiG-15 (disputed by Soviet records)First Confirmed KillNovember 9, 1950 — Lt. Cdr. William T. Amen (F9F Panther) vs. Captain Mikhail Grachev (MiG-15)TheatreNorthwest Korea,...
Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar
Quick FactsAircraftMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat — high-altitude interceptorMaximum SpeedMach 2.83 (operational limit); Mach 3.2 observedAltitude Record37,650 m (123,524 ft) — still stands as the FAI absolute record for jet aircraftConstruction80% nickel-steel alloy,...
Aviación militar, Noticias
Related: Behind Enemy Lines: The Most Daring Rescue Since Bosnia Quick FactsEventUS forces destroy own aircraft during F-15E crew rescue inside IranDateApril 4–5, 2026Aircraft Destroyed2 × MC-130J Commando II, 4 × MH-6/AH-6 Little Bird helicoptersEstimated Loss$200+...
Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar
Datos rápidosNacionalidadFrancesa 🇫🇷Victorias aéreas54Aviones pilotadosNieuport 12/16/23, SPAD VII/XIIIGuerrasPrimera Guerra MundialNacimiento/Fallecimiento24 dic. 1894 – 11 sep. 1917 (22 años)UnidadEscuadrilla N3 “Les Cigognes” Ww guynemer 01 — vía Wikimedia Commons Francia tuvo muchos héroes en la...
Historia y leyendas, Aviación militar
Quick Facts Nationality American 🇺🇸 Born / Died January 24, 1922 – October 25, 2016 (age 94) Wars World War II Aircraft Flown Spitfire, P-51 Mustang, P-38 Lightning, F-86 Sabre, F-100 Super Sabre, Aero Commander Shrike — and virtually every American fighter of the jet...
Aviación militar, Noticias
Quick Facts Aircraft Boeing F-47 (sixth-generation air superiority fighter) Prime Contractor Boeing FY2027 Budget Request ~$3.5 billion ($2.6B discretionary + $900M reconciliation) Congressional Add Additional $500M (raising base to $3.08B) Replaces Lockheed Martin...
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