Code 7500: Bulgariens MiG-29-Aufstiege

Code 7500: Bulgariens MiG-29-Aufstiege

Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht

Am 30. Juni um 13:54 Uhr zündete eine bulgarische MiG-29 ihre Nachbrenner und hob in Graf Ignatievo von der Startbahn ab. Drei Minuten später hatte sie sich auf den Flügel eines zivilen Airbus A320 begeben, der kurz zuvor die vier Ziffern übermittelt hatte, die jeder Flugabwehrlotse fürchtet: ….
The Paper Balloons Japan Floated to America

The Paper Balloons Japan Floated to America

Geschichte & Legenden

It is the morning of 5 May 1945, on the wooded slopes of Gearhart Mountain in southern Oregon. The Reverend Archie Mitchell has driven his pregnant wife, Elsie, and five children from his Sunday school up for a picnic. As Archie parks the car, the others walk ahead...
The Fighter That Flew as Both Prop and Jet

The Fighter That Flew as Both Prop and Jet

Militärische Luftfahrt

Most fighters carry the engine in the nose and the propeller out front. The Swedish Saab 21 did the opposite: it put the engine behind the pilot and the propeller at the very back, spinning between two slender tail booms. It was an elegant answer to an old problem...
The Manta Ray That Broke the Speed Record

The Manta Ray That Broke the Speed Record

Militärische Luftfahrt

Look at it from above and the name explains itself. The Douglas F4D was a broad, tailless delta with gently rounded wingtips — the silhouette of a manta ray gliding through water. The Navy called it the Skyray. The pilots, with magnificent deadpan, called it the...