Aircraft Carriers, Aviation World, Military Aviation
The U.S. Navy is getting ready to launch the first ship-board tests of a new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System designed to replace steam catapults and propel fighter jets and other aircraft off the deck of an aircraft carrier, service officials said. “In June,...
Aviation World, Bomber aircrafts, Experimental Aircraft, Fighter Flights, History & Legends, Military Aviation
It’s pretty cool what different types of metal can get airborne with enough engines, wings, effort, determination or just sheer creativity. There are many wild designs with aircraft ranging from flying saucers to planes that take off vertically. [CSSBUTTON...
Fighter Flights, Military Aviation, Photography
Pilots have been looking to buzz photographers by passing as low as possible, or as fast as possible while near photographers. We’ve seen several types of low passes or low landings. First of all – due to the popularity of this topic – we recently...
Fighter Jets, Military Aviation
On the 3rd of March, seven Russian Fighter Jets departed from Novofederocka airbase, situated in Crimea. They flew straight out over the Black Sea, towards 2 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Warships, the U.S. guided missile cruiser Vicksburg and the Turkish...
Aviation World, Military Aviation, UAV
The V1 Flying bomb was the worlds first cruise missile. An unmanned gyro guided plane that delivered a tonne of high explosive each time one hurtled into the ground. 2419 were to explode in London between June 1944 and March 1945, which is just 9 months....
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 Flights, Fighter Jets, Inside MiGFlug, Military Aviation
Watching films like Top Gun or Operation: Red Flag the appeal of being a fighter jet pilot, is easily seen, but would the famous actor Tom Cruise have made a real fighter pilot, let alone you or me? The cockpit of a fighter plane is a very restricted and highly...
Bomber aircrafts, Military Aviation, Photography
Maria, who is a mathematician from Novosibirsk “scientists city” as it was called in Soviet times, has a rather unusual hobby. Can you guess what is she up to just by looking at the photo above? Probably the first thought that comes to mind is that her...
Aviation World, Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, Military Aviation
Ever wondered how a jet engine works? Jet engines create forward thrust by taking in a large amount of air and discharging it as a high-speed jet of gas. The way they’re designed allows aircraft to fly faster and further compared to propeller-driven aircraft. Their...
Aviation World, F22 Raptor, Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, Military Aviation
We’ve lately been talking about aircraft which have gone for combat several times. Now we’ve been thinking of some statistics of various fighter aircraft in use. Below you can find the details – but first of all we would like to show you an overview,...
Aviation World, Experimental Aircraft, Fighter Flights, Inside MiGFlug, Military Aviation
The aircraft Its first flight was on December 30, 1947 with the original British engine, later manufactured as “Klimov RD-45″. The first MiG-15 manufactured in series appears in December of 1948 and the first Regiments of MiG-15 are ready for 1949....
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