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How fighter jets target and lock on enemy jets

How fighter jets target and lock on enemy jets

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...
How jet engines work

How jet engines work

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...
The MiG-15’s role during the Korean War

The MiG-15’s role during the Korean War

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...
The combat statistics for all the aircraft currently in use

The combat statistics for all the aircraft currently in use

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,...
MiG-15 Fagot – The 65-Year-Old Jet Still Going Strong!

MiG-15 Fagot – The 65-Year-Old Jet Still Going Strong!

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....
Our favorite military aviation films!

Our favorite military aviation films!

Aircraft Carriers, Aviation World, F22 Raptor, F35, Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, Inside MiGFlug, Military Aviation, Photography, UAV, Videos

A lot of real world military aircraft have appeared in several movies. These appearances show the popularity of the aircraft with the general public. They also get the opportunity to showcase their capabilities to the public. We aviation geeks from around the world...
What exactly is a fighter jock?

What exactly is a fighter jock?

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,...
Fighter Jet Size in Comparison

Fighter Jet Size in Comparison

Aviation World, Fighter Flights, History & Legends, Inside MiGFlug, Military Aviation, Stealth Fighter Jets, World Records Aviation

Every fighter fan probably had this experience already – one gets to see a fighter jet in a museum, at an airshow or – the coolest way – during a fighter jet ride with MiGFlug. And once one is getting closer – it’s like *boah* how huuuge...
Red Flag Military Exercise at Nellis AFB

Red Flag Military Exercise at Nellis AFB

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What is Red Flag? Red Flag is an aerial combat training exercise which is hosted at Nellis AFB and Eielson AFB. Red Flag exercise is the successor of the Cope Thunder exercise. The Red flag training mission was established in 1975 as one of the initiatives directed by...
United States Air Force looking to turn on to Supersonic Mercenaries

United States Air Force looking to turn on to Supersonic Mercenaries

Aviation World, Experimental Aircraft, Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, Inside MiGFlug, Military Aviation

One of the largest air forces is dealing with more missions than ever before. In fact, they are calling in some military contractors to fly their jets. The US Air Force is being forced to consider recruiting air contractors due to the fact that they simply don’t have...
What it’s like to fly close air support against IS militants.

What it’s like to fly close air support against IS militants.

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...
The hidden Air Force

The hidden Air Force

Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, History & Legends, Military Aviation

Switzerland is an unusual country. A few examples? In the case of nuclear war, the Swiss have bunkers capable of fitting more than 100% of the country’s population – it is the only (paranoid enough) country to be capable of doing that. Swiss highways can...
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