Eagles of Civilization 2026 has put Chinese J-16s against Egyptian Rafales for the first time on record. What is actually new, and what the footage cannot tell you.
Ukraine Claims Strikes on Russian Fighters at Vityazevo Airfield
Ukraine says it hit two Russian combat aircraft and a reconnaissance drone at Vityazevo on 23 August. ISW has geolocated the footage; the damage assessment is contested.
United ofrece vuelos directos de Newark a Ibiza.
United anunció diez nuevas ciudades internacionales para 2027 y presentó su Airbus A321XLR, que abrirá rutas transatlánticas con baja demanda, incluyendo la de Newark a Ibiza.
Nueve días alrededor del mundo, sin aterrizar.
En diciembre de 1986, Dick Rutan y Jeana Yeager volaron el Rutan Voyager alrededor del mundo sin escalas y sin repostar en nueve días, aterrizando con 106 libras de combustible restantes.
La chica que venció a todos los hombres
Jean Batten voló sola desde Inglaterra a Nueva Zelanda en 1936, un récord que se mantuvo durante 44 años. Murió en la habitación de un hotel de Mallorca y fue enterrada en una fosa común.
El Clipper que voló bajo el puente
On 22 November 1935 Pan Am’s China Clipper left Alameda for Manila, opening the Pacific to scheduled air service. It nearly hit the Bay Bridge on the way out.
Más rápido que el 109, y no deseado.
Kurt Tank built a twin-engine fighter that outran the Bf 109 on the same engines. Nine were built and the Luftwaffe never ordered any.
Two Engines, One Nose, No Radiator
The Kawasaki Ki-64 buried two V12 engines in tandem around its pilot and cooled them through the skin of its wings. One was built.
The Helicopter That Lifted Another Helicopter
The Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion is the most powerful helicopter America has ever fielded. In April 2026 one of them picked up another one.
The Attack Helicopter With an Ejection Seat
The Kamov Ka-50 and Ka-52 have no tail rotor and the only working crew escape system ever fitted to a combat helicopter. It blows the rotor blades off first.
The Moscow Mystery Jet Carried the CIA Director
A USAF C-17 flew Riga to Moscow on 25 August 2026. By evening, US officials confirmed it had carried CIA Director John Ratcliffe on an unannounced trip.
El avión Pokémon verde de ANA: el Boeing 787-9 debuta el 18 de septiembre.
ANA has confirmed that its Green Pokemon Jet, a Boeing 787-9, enters international service on 18 September 2026.
Shot Down Twice, Then Vice President
Alexander Rutskoy was shot down twice flying Su-25s over Afghanistan, made Hero of the Soviet Union, and then became the only Vice President Russia ever had.
Nuclear Close Calls: Korea, Berlin, Cuba and Able Archer 83
Korea, Berlin, Cuba and Able Archer 83. Four times the Cold War nearly became a third world war, and the individuals who stopped it.
El vuelo de la amistad de 1988: Un Boeing 737 cruzando la cortina de hielo del estrecho de Bering.
A Soviet An-24 stranded in an Alaskan village, a 45-minute Boeing 737 flight that reunited families split for 40 years, and the vodka that de-iced an MD-80.
Brocklesby Mid-Air Collision: The Pilot Who Landed Two Planes at Once
In 1940 two RAAF Ansons collided over New South Wales and stuck together. Three men jumped. The fourth flew the stack five miles and landed it in a paddock.
India Moves to Join FCAS: Sixth-Generation Fighter Bid Confirmed
India has told its parliament it is working to join France's FCAS sixth-generation fighter programme, and a committee is pushing the ministry to move faster.