Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt
On September 6, 1976, Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko made a choice that would reshape Western understanding of Soviet aviation. He pointed the nose of his MiG-25 Foxbat toward Japan and flew. What the West would discover in that intercepted fighter would send shockwaves...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
In January 2026, two sleek silhouettes pierced a Chinese sky in perfect formation. The J-35A, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation’s answer to the F-35, had taken to the air. What appeared on video footage was a signal: China’s stealth program had moved from theoretical to...
Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt
An einem Frühlingsmorgen des Jahres 1983 befand sich der israelische Pilot Zivi Nedivi in einem Luftkampf, als plötzlich eine A-4 Skyhawk in seinem Sichtfeld auftauchte. Die darauffolgende Kollision hätte tödlich enden müssen. Stattdessen wurde sie zur wohl unglaublichsten Überlebensgeschichte der Luftfahrtgeschichte. Der rechte Flügel der...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
On February 27, 2026, a Bolivian Air Force C-130H Hercules loaded with freshly printed banknotes touched down at El Alto International Airport — one of the highest commercial airports on Earth at 4,061 meters above sea level. It never stopped. The aircraft overran the...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
On June 3, 2026, a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier will lift off from the runway at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, hover for a moment in that unmistakable way only a Harrier can, and then touch down for the very last time. After more than four decades of service, the...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
A standard T-43A — the base airframe from which the heavily modified NT-43A was created. The secret version looks very different. (Photo: U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons) It’s a Boeing 737. Sort of. It has a bulging nose radome that makes it look like a...
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