Best fighter pilots of all time

Best fighter pilots of all time

We know this is a hard question and easy to criticise – as they flew at different times, had different material etc. We do compare apple and oranges here, and we know it. This list is more entertainment than science, so take it with a pinch of salt. One of the...
Anatoly Kvochurs Crazy Low Level Flying

Anatoly Kvochurs Crazy Low Level Flying

Anatoly Kvochur – almost a household name among aviation fans. Whenever we post the photo of him less than a metre above ground in the huge Sukhoi Su-30LL demonstrator, our Facebook fans usually write “Fake!”. But the crazy thing is – that it...
Yves “Jetman” Rossy

Yves “Jetman” Rossy

Our most famous pilot Yves Rossy, or better known as the “Jetman” is a Swiss former fighter pilot of the Swiss Air Force, flying military fighter aircraft like the British Hawker Hunter, the French Dassault Mirage III and the American Northrop F-5 Tiger...
The Finnish Air Force during the Cold War

The Finnish Air Force during the Cold War

An Air Force with an interesting history during the Cold War is the Finnish Air Force. Finland hat a lot of restrictions after the Nazi years – to still have a working air force it purchased dual use two seater jets as trainers – as the numbers of fighters...
MiG-29 versions in comparison

MiG-29 versions in comparison

MiG-29B, MiG-29UB and MiG-29SE compared How do different Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum versions perform? We wanted to have a closer look and compared the MiG-29B, the MiG-29UB and finally the MiG-29SE. Video I: MiG-29UB doing an Edge of Space flight: The MiG-29UB (Product...