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What Really Happens on Your First Solo Flight

The cabin is silent except for the wind through the vents. Your instructor’s seat sits empty, and your hands grip the yoke so hard your knuckles have gone white. The runway stretches ahead, indifferent to the hammering in your chest. In exactly ninety seconds,...

Boeing Wins F-47 NGAD Contract- Growing Criticism

Aviation World, Experimental Aircraft, F-47, Military Aviation, News

Boeing Wins F-47 NGAD Contract: A New Era in Air Power Last Friday, President Trump dropped a bombshell that reverberated through the military-industrial world—figuratively, of course! Boeing is officially onboard to design and produce the F-47, touted as the...

Does the F-35 have a “Kill Switch”?

Aviation World, F35, Military Aviation, News, Stealth Fighter Jets

The Europeans seem lost these days. Their reliance on US power, already challenged, seemed to have finally cracked with Zelensky’s disastrous visit to the White House, at the end of February 2025. Since then, the NATO allies and EU countries have desperately...

The daring rocket-boosted F-104 Starfighter ZeLL.

Amazing Aviation Stories, Aviation History, Aviation World, Cold War, Experimental Aircraft, History & Legends, Military Aviation, Videos

The F-104 Starfighter, known as the “missile with a man in it,” is already one of the most iconic aircraft ever built. With its supersonic speed, razor-thin wings, and futuristic profile, the F-104 seemed like something plucked straight out of science...

DARPA

Aviation World, Military Aviation

Fighter Pilot Training in Mirage III – 1970s, Switzerland

Aviation World, Fighter Jets, Military Aviation, News, Pilots, Reconnaissance, Space

The Mirage Fighter Jet and Switzerland: A Historic Partnership The Dassault Mirage fighter jets hold a special place in the history of military aviation. Renowned for their innovative design and tactical capabilities, they were not only a hallmark of French...

What is the Edge of Space?

Aviation World

How high can a fighter jet fly? Edge of Space flight Experience Edge of Space flight costs

High Range Incident and the history of X-15

Aviation World, History & Legends, Space

The story we are about to tell you today is closely connected to everything we love about aviation: risk, exploration of the unknown, and overcoming barriers that once seemed insurmountable. The legendary X-15 rocket plane, which continues to captivate aviation...

The Craziest Soviet Machines

Aircraft Carriers, Aviation World, Bomber aircrafts, Experimental Aircraft, Fighter Jets, History & Legends, Military Aviation, Soviet

Having been able to offer flights in some amazing aircraft such as the Mach 2.8 monster Mikoyan MiG-25 Foxbat, we at MiGFlug always had a soft spot for the fantastic Soviet creations that saw the daylight. After all, the interest in that stuff and all related...

US Aircraft Carriers unstoppable?

Aviation World, Military Aviation, News

The video below argues that US aircraft carriers are virtually impossible to sink. What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments. First of all, attacking a US aircraft carrier is a very bad idea. The United States has a long history of avenging its sunken...

Drone Piloting Guide

Aviation World, Military Aviation, UAV

We at MiGFlug did several trials with drones to help creating fantastic fighter jet videos. For Air-to-air shots we still need real aircraft, but what we tried is drone shots when the jet is taxiing. From that – we now want to share some basics that we gained...

Which is the best fighter Jet in the World?

Aviation World, F22 Raptor, F35, Military Aviation, Stealth Fighter Jets

A new round of Q&A session – where we try to answer questions our visitors and fans often have. So let’s start with the question asked in the title right away. Which is the best fighter Jet in the World? That’s a hard one. When considering the...