Aircraft Carriers, Fighter Jets, History & Legends, Military Aviation
How the aircraft carrier idea started USS North Carolina (ACR-12) was the first naval vessel to launch an aircraft while UNDERWAY- in 1916, 25 years before the commissioning of the BB55, which is pictured. Eugene Ely takes off from a temporary ramp on the USS...
Aviation World, Fighter Jets, History & Legends, Military Aviation, Stealth Fighter Jets, World Records Aviation
USAF and RuAF Fleet strength Let’s start with some heroic (and perhaps slightly biased) videos from both sides. The American video is further down. The US Air Force has been regarded as the world’s supreme air force since the end of the Second World War, but with...
Aviation World, Fighter Jets, Military Aviation, Stealth Fighter Jets
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor has long been claimed to be the best air superiority fighter ever built, even before it was completed, American officials claimed that with its stealth technology it would outperform any fighter that stood in its way without even being...
Aviation World, Fighter Jets, Military Aviation, Stealth Fighter Jets
Boeing promotes F-35C Exit Strategy We have repeatedly covered the 5th-generation topic, asking whether these jets will be the last manned fighters before being replaced by UAVs. Articles about the topic can be found here (cost), here (UAVS vs jet fighters) or...
Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, Inside MiGFlug, Military Aviation
The future of tourist fighter jet flying We recently published an article about the history of tourist fighter jet rides on this blog (see link resources at the end of the article). It was a brief summary of how these jet flights became available, and the political...
Fighter Jets, Military Aviation
The inherited Soviet Fighter Jet East Germany (DDR) bought 20 MiG-29A and 4 MiG-29UB two seaters just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, for the Luftstreitkräfte der NVA (East German Air Force). They entered service in 1988 and 1989. After the German reunification in...
Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, Inside MiGFlug, Military Aviation
Development of fighter jet rides It all started with the end of the Cold War and the downsizing of military services and air forces due to strained public finances in the former Eastern Bloc – the former communist states of Central and Eastern Europe. At this...
Aviation World, Fighter Jets, History & Legends, Military Aviation, Stealth Fighter Jets, UAV, World Records Aviation
What does the most expensive in aviation mean? The answer to this question is not simple. In the last one hundred years a countless number of military planes have been developed and each of them required plenty of money, work and sometimes even people’s live. Also, it...
Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, Military Aviation
From the MiG-15 Fagot to the MiG-35 4++ multirole fighter jet The infographic below shows the most famous development of the legendary Mikoyan-Gurevich Design bureau (today Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG or RSK MiG). The former Soviet design bureau was named...
Fighter Jets, Military Aviation
China lands J-15 Flying Shark Fighter Jet on Liaoning aircraft carrier The Chinese Fighter Jet is based on an unfinished Sukhoi Su-33 that was bought from Ukraine in 2001. The Shenyang Aircraft Corporation developed the fighter jet further and was equipped with...
Aviation World, Fighter Jets, Military Aviation, Stealth Fighter Jets
Stealth fighter jets introduced – New technology means new possibilities. Fifth generation fighters are the most technologically advanced jets ever built. They were designed to operate with the help of digital programs and fly-by-wire to counter the threats they...
Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, Inside MiGFlug, Military Aviation
Two new MiGFlug trailers available in nice quality. We are very happy to show you our latest MiGFlug company videos. The video edited in October and early November 2012 gives an overview of all the fighter jet rides MiGFlug currently offers: The MiG-29 Flight, Edge of...
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