Code 7500: Bulgariens MiG-29-Aufstiege

Code 7500: Bulgariens MiG-29-Aufstiege

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 Fighter That Flew as Both Prop and Jet

The Fighter That Flew as Both Prop and Jet

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

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...