Fighter Flights, Military Aviation
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...
Fighter Jets, Military Aviation, Photography
Red Flag is the world’s largest military exercise which occurs quite frequently every year. A few years ago, photographers were interviewed on their perspective on this military exercise. https://youtu.be/MVrQboP-FoQ Day 1 – March 14, 2012 Red Flag 12-3 started...
Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, Inside MiGFlug, Military Aviation
A fighter pilot is a military aviator who is specially licensed, after training, to engage in air-to-air, and often air-to-ground combat while in the cockpit of a fighter aircraft. Fighter pilots undergo specialized training in aerial warfare and dogfighting (close...
Aviation World, Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, Military Aviation
The main technology that a military aircraft takes advantage of to lock on and track an enemy aircraft is its onboard mounted radar. Aircraft monitors generally have two modes: search and track. In search mode, the radar sweeps a radio beam across the sky in a zig-zag...
Bomber aircrafts, History & Legends, Military Aviation
Throughout the Cold War the Soviet Union and the United States were constantly trying to check each other’s military power. This drive for each country to outdo the other led to some truly bizarre pieces of military hardware. The Bartini Beriev...
Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, Inside MiGFlug, Military Aviation
The MiG-15 was the great soviet interceptor, of its day. It still is one of the best ever jets made by Mikoyan-Gurevich, as proved by various pilots from around the globe. And not only does the North Korean Air Force still operate MiG-15s, but there is also some in...
Aviation World, Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, Military Aviation, Stealth Fighter Jets
A typical pilot. A fighter jock (Pilot) is quite an abnormal phenomenon. He would have a weird fascination for flying boots, money gambling, cigars (bigger meaning better), and breaking simple glasses. A typical pilot likes flying single stick fighters only,...
Military Aviation, Photography
The Mach Loop is a set of valleys, located between Dolgellau in the north, and Machynlleth, from where the Mach Loop gets its name, in the south, which is used regularly for low altitude training flights, with flying to heights as low as 250 feet/76 metres from the...
Aviation World, Experimental Aircraft, Military Aviation
Strategic & tactical capabilities The brand new A400M has been designed cautiously to meet the contemporary equipment transport needs of modern armed forces around the world. The A400M is capable of undertaking missions which previously required two, or more,...
Aircraft Carriers, Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, Inside MiGFlug, Military Aviation
Even though the Pentagon has been adamant with claims that none of the 4000 American troops in Iraq are involved in combat, US jets have been flying several attack sorties against Islamic State (ISIS) militants. But what exactly consists of a mission in getting the...
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...
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