The SB>1 Defiant helicopter demonstrated mission-relevant cargo capacity by lifting a 5,300-pound Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System training load. As the…
HelicoptersMilitary Aviation
-
-
HelicoptersMilitary Aviation
Bell restarts UH-1Y Venom helicopter production for first international operator
The commonality between the UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper aircraft enabled critical component supply chains to remain active during AH-1Z production…
-
Military AviationWeapons
Former A-10 pilot: ‘Yes, you can fire the GAU-8A Avenger gun while the Warthog is inverted but you’d better not do it. And here’s why.”
‘Firing the GAU-8 Avenger while upside down is a tricky proposition. In most cases, you’re going to lose both accuracy and…
-
The arrival of Cannon’s first AC-130J Ghostrider represents a significant expansion of force generation capacity for the Base. On Jul. 19,…
-
Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The story of the crazy wing-to-wing in-flight refueling procedure of the Soviet Tu-16 Badger medium bomber
There was a joke in the Soviet Air Force that you could identify the pilot of an in-flight refueling -capable Tu-16…
-
Military Aviation
Sukhoi officially Unveils the Checkmate, allegedly codenamed “Screamer” by US Intelligence
The new aircraft is likely to be touted as a rival to the US F-35 stealth fighter, hence its name Checkmate.…
-
HelicoptersLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Former US Army CH-47 flight engineer explains how his Chinook got stuck in the mud. Twice.
‘We landed in a soybean field and sank… The field was ploughed and the dirt very loose…,’ Chris Ishmael, former US…
-
Military Aviation
The story of when Ayrton Senna Formula 1 Champion flew aboard FAB Mirage III and RAAF F-111
The interesting photos in this post feature Ayrton Senna three-time Formula 1 Champion in the cockpit of a FAB Mirage III…
-
Military Aviation
Meet the ‘Checkmate’, the new Sukhoi lightweight stealth fighter that Russia aims to sell to Argentina, India, Vietnam, and the UAE
Ahead of the MAKS Moscow Airshow set to run on Jul. 20-25, 2021, Russia teased the existence of “The Checkmate’, a…
-
Cold War EraMilitary AviationSR-71 Blackbird
JP-7, the fuel that powered the SR-71 Blackbird caused a nationwide shortage of bug spray. Here’s why.
Shell Oil developed JP-7 in 1955. Manufacturing several hundred thousand gallons of the new fuel required the petroleum byproducts Shell normally…
