Fighter Jets, Naval, World Records Aviation
It had always been U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Katie Higgins’ dream to become a pilot, and follow in her family’s steps. This became reality in 2011, when she received her wings. But last weekend was probably the best day of her life, when she successfully...
Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, Videos
How can cameras sustain such high speeds? First of all: MiGFlug did attach cameras outside before – so that’s nothing revolutionary. Among other – cameras have been attached with a lot of tape for BBC productions and for the German Galileo that is...
Fighter Jets, Photography
Lieutenant Chris Nigus sent us a jaw-dropping selection of spectacular images he took while flying on missions during the last couple of years of his deployment in Japan. Above you can see him flying at a low level in Japan’s well known Orange Route. Some of the...
Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets
MiG-29B, MiG-29UB and MiG-29SE compared How do different Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum versions perform? We wanted to have a closer look and compared the MiG-29B, the MiG-29UB and finally the MiG-29SE. Video I: MiG-29UB doing an Edge of Space flight: The MiG-29UB (Product...
Fighter Jets, 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
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...
Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, 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
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...
Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets
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...
Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets
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...
Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets
The MiG-15 was the great soviet interceptor, for the days. 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...
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