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The Mach Loop

The Mach Loop is a set of valleys, located between Dolgellau in the north, and Machynlleth, from where the Mach Loop gets its name, in the south, which is used regularly for low altitude training flights, with flying to heights as low as 250 feet/76 metres from the...

The art of Mid-Air selfies

Photography, Selfie

Since the beginning of the term ‘Selfie’ – A pilot decided to take his very own selfie, but not one you see every day on your Facebook wall. This guy decided to take a selfie in mid-air, which is absolutely jaw-dropping. Here’s an interesting series of selfies shot...

How they built the SR71 Blackbird

Bomber aircrafts, Stealth Fighter Jets

These jaw dropping images show how engineers in 1960s California discretely developed the SR 71 Blackbird for the US Air Force – a plane which up till today still holds the record for being the fastest ever aircraft to fly. The aircraft had been built by American...

USAF joining F-22s with F-35s to maximize its 5th generation capabilities

Experimental Aircraft, F22 Raptor, F35, Fighter Jets, Stealth Fighter Jets, Uncategorized

Four F-22 Raptors which belong to the 94th Fighter Squadron recently began joint training with the locally based F-35A Lightning IIs from the 58th Fighter Squadron. The joint training was targeted at improving integration between the two most advanced radar-evading...

Red Flag Military Excercise at Nellis AFB

Bomber aircrafts, Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets, Stealth Fighter Jets

What is Red Flag? Red Flag is an aerial combat training exercise which is hosted at Nellis AFB and Eielson AFB. Red Flag exercise is the successor of the Cope Thunder exercise. The Red flag training mission was established in 1975 as one of the initiatives directed by...

United States Air Force looking to turn on to Supersonic Mercenaries

Experimental Aircraft, Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets

One of the largest Air Force is dealing with more missions than ever before. In fact, they are calling in some military contractors to fly their jets. The US Air Force is being forced to consider recruiting air contractors due to the fact that they simply don’t have...

Boeing 747-8 selected as Air Force One

Uncategorized

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) said on Wednesday during an announcement, that it has picked the Boeing commercial 747-8 airliner to replace its current, presidential aircraft, one of the most visible symbols of the United States. First of all – let’s have a...

The Airbus A400M Atlas

Experimental Aircraft, Uncategorized

Strategic & tactical capabilities The brand new A400M has been designed cautiously to meet the contemporary equipment transport needs of modern armed forces around the world. The A400M is capable of undertaking missions which previously required two, or more,...

What it’s like to fly close air support against IS militants.

Aircraft Carriers, Fighter Flights, Fighter Jets

Even though the Pentagon has been adamant with claims that none of the 4000 American troops in Iraq are involved in combat, US jets have been flying several attack sorties against Islamic State (ISIS) militants. But what exactly consists of a mission in getting the...

The largest Aircraft in the World – AN-225

Experimental Aircraft, Uncategorized, World Records Aviation

The world’s largest aircraft to date – The Antonov 225 Mriya; The Ukrainian word for ‘Dream’. This humongous aircraft was primarily built to carry the Soviet Space Shuttle (Buran). With six Ivchenko Progress D-18T turbofan engines, it can carry up to...