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Compass Call Makes Its Combat Debut Over Iran

Compass Call Makes Its Combat Debut Over Iran

Aviation militaire, Nouvelles

Quick Facts Aircraft L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call (electronic attack variant of Gulfstream G550) Replaces EC-130H Compass Call (only 4 remain in service) Deployed From Davis-Monthan AFB via RAF Mildenhall to the Middle East Aircraft Serials 17-5579 and 19-1587 (55th...
America’s Drone Wingman Crashes on First Real Test

America’s Drone Wingman Crashes on First Real Test

Aviation militaire, Nouvelles

Quick Facts Aircraft General Atomics YFQ-42A (Gambit family CCA prototype) Incident Date April 6, 2026 Location Company-owned airfield, California desert Cause Under investigation — no injuries reported Programme USAF Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) — unmanned...
The Yorkshire Baronet Who Invented the Aeroplane — Then Died Before Flying It

The Yorkshire Baronet Who Invented the Aeroplane — Then Died Before Flying It

Monde de l'aviation, Histoire et légendes

In 1799, a 26-year-old Yorkshire baronet engraved a small silver disc with two drawings — one on each side. On one face: a diagram of the forces acting on a wing in flight, showing lift, drag, and thrust as separate vectors. On the other: a sketch of a fixed-wing...
A321XLR: The Small Plane Rewriting the Transatlantic Map

A321XLR: The Small Plane Rewriting the Transatlantic Map

Monde de l'aviation

Quick FactsAircraftAirbus A321XLR (Xtra Long Range)Range4,700 nautical miles (8,700 km) — the longest-range single-aisle airliner everPassengers180–220 (depending on configuration)First Delivery2024 (Iberia received the first aircraft)Key InnovationRear Centre Tank...
Uncle Wiggly Wings: The Candy Bomber Who Changed the Cold War

Uncle Wiggly Wings: The Candy Bomber Who Changed the Cold War

Histoire et légendes

Quick FactsPilot1st Lt. Gail Seymour Halvorsen, USAF (later Colonel)Nickname”Onkel Wackelflügel” (Uncle Wiggly Wings) — for wiggling his wings before each candy dropOperationOperation Little Vittles (September 1948 – May 1949)Candy DroppedOver 23 tons of...
TOPGUN: Nine Men, a Trailer, and a Revolution in Air Combat

TOPGUN: Nine Men, a Trailer, and a Revolution in Air Combat

Histoire et légendes, Aviation militaire

Quick FactsOfficial NameUnited States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor (SFTI) programFoundedMarch 3, 1969, NAS Miramar, CaliforniaFounderLt. Cdr. Dan “Yank” Pedersen — the “Godfather of TOPGUN”Why It Was CreatedThe Ault Report revealed Navy kill ratios had...
Mach 2 to Mach 0.85: Why Airliners Slowed Down

Mach 2 to Mach 0.85: Why Airliners Slowed Down

Monde de l'aviation, Histoire et légendes

Quick FactsConcorde’s SpeedMach 2.04 (2,180 km/h) — London to New York in 3.5 hoursConcorde Service1976–2003 (27 years, British Airways and Air France)Modern Cruise SpeedMach 0.78–0.85 — slower than the Boeing 707 cruised in 1958Why We Slowed DownEconomics (fuel...
MiG Alley: Where Jet Combat Was Born

MiG Alley: Where Jet Combat Was Born

Histoire et légendes, Aviation militaire

Quick FactsFirst Claimed Jet-vs-Jet KillNovember 8, 1950 — 1st Lt. Russell J. Brown (F-80C) vs. MiG-15 (disputed by Soviet records)First Confirmed KillNovember 9, 1950 — Lt. Cdr. William T. Amen (F9F Panther) vs. Captain Mikhail Grachev (MiG-15)TheatreNorthwest Korea,...
Aloha 243: The Plane That Lost Its Roof at 24,000 Feet

Aloha 243: The Plane That Lost Its Roof at 24,000 Feet

Monde de l'aviation

Quick FactsFlightAloha Airlines Flight 243, Hilo to HonoluluDateApril 28, 1988AircraftBoeing 737-297 (N73711), 19 years old, 89,680 flight cyclesWhat Happened18-foot section of upper fuselage ripped away at 24,000 feetCrewCaptain Robert Schornstheimer, First Officer...
Lost Comm: When Your Radio Goes Silent at 8,000 Feet

Lost Comm: When Your Radio Goes Silent at 8,000 Feet

Monde de l'aviation

Quick FactsWhat It MeansComplete loss of two-way radio communication between pilot and air traffic controlFAA Regulation14 CFR 91.185 — IFR operations: two-way radio communications failureTransponder CodeSquawk 7600 — the universal “lost comm” signal to...
The Impossible Turn: Aviation’s Deadliest Snap Decision

The Impossible Turn: Aviation’s Deadliest Snap Decision

Monde de l'aviation

Quick FactsWhat It IsTurning back to the runway after engine failure on takeoff — also called the “turnback manoeuvre”Why It KillsAt low altitude and low airspeed, the turn bleeds energy and often leads to a stall-spin with no altitude to recoverTypical...
Stuck in Sand, Blown to Pieces Inside Iran

Stuck in Sand, Blown to Pieces Inside Iran

Aviation militaire, Nouvelles

Related: Behind Enemy Lines: The Most Daring Rescue Since Bosnia Quick FactsEventUS forces destroy own aircraft during F-15E crew rescue inside IranDateApril 4–5, 2026Aircraft Destroyed2 × MC-130J Commando II, 4 × MH-6/AH-6 Little Bird helicoptersEstimated Loss$200+...
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