L'F-15 atterrato con un'ala sola

L'F-15 atterrato con un'ala sola

Share this story On a spring morning in 1983, Israeli pilot Zivi Nedivi was locked in a dogfight when an A-4 Skyhawk appeared in his six o’clock. The collision that followed should have been fatal. Instead, it became aviation’s most impossible survival story. The...
One Wrong Turn, Two Planes, No Time

One Wrong Turn, Two Planes, No Time

Share this story A Cessna 152 trainer — the type of aircraft most commonly found in the traffic pattern at uncontrolled airports. (Wikimedia Commons) Two aircraft, same altitude, converging at a combined closing speed that left neither pilot with time to react. One...
The Black Hole That Kills Pilots

The Black Hole That Kills Pilots

Share this story Runway lights at night — sometimes the only visual reference a pilot has. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Imagine flying toward a runway on a moonless night. No city lights below. No horizon ahead. Just a rectangle of white and amber lights floating in...
F-35 Down in Nevada — Pilot Walks Away

F-35 Down in Nevada — Pilot Walks Away

Share this story An F-35A Lightning II — the same variant involved in the Nevada crash. (Photo: U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons) The pilot reported trouble maneuvering. Seconds later, the canopy blew off, the Martin-Baker US16E ejection seat fired, and a...