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USAF avionics technician explains why the B-52 ailerons are bolted down, why they can't be used and how you fly the Mighty BUFF without them
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
[Updated] USAF avionics technician explains why the B-52 ailerons are bolted down, why they can’t be used and how you fly the Mighty BUFF without them
United Airlines Boeing 757 Pilot Recalls Challenging Landing Test for New Pilot
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety
United Airlines Boeing 757 Pilot Recalls Challenging Landing Test for New Pilot
Watch this video of a B-52H Stratofortress destroying the landing lights at RAF Fairford whilst performing a crab walk demo during RIAT 2023
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Watch this video of a B-52H Stratofortress destroying the landing lights at RAF Fairford whilst performing a crab walk demo during RIAT 2023
Prowler Trouble: the EA-6B ALQ-99 jamming pods emissions caused the RHAW gear of F-14s to go crazy during Operation Desert Storm
F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
During Operation Desert Storm the F-14s RHAW gear went crazy because of the EA-6B ALQ-99 jamming pods emissions
Sponsored by: Helion & Company
48$ Million A-10 Re-Winging Contract Awarded to CPI Aerostructures
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
A-10 Pilot explains why although you can fire the GAU-8A Avenger gun while the Warthog is inverted you’d better not do it
The Russian MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets that collided at RAF Fairford 30 years ago during IAT ‘93
Airshows / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The Russian MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets that collided at RAF Fairford 30 years ago during IAT ‘93
This video of a B-52 taking off in heavy crosswinds shows why it wouldn’t take much to tip over a BUFF if it didn’t have outrigger wheels
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
This video of a B-52 taking off in heavy crosswinds shows why it wouldn’t take much to tip over a BUFF if it didn’t have outrigger wheels
USAF C-17 aircrew tests New Chemical Warfare Gear specifically tailored for aircrew aboard aircraft that don’t feature ejection seats
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
USAF C-17 aircrew tests New Chemical Warfare Gear specifically tailored for aircrew aboard aircraft that don’t feature ejection seats
F-105Ds
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
F-105 pilot explains how the SAC bomber philosophy imposed to Thud crews contributed to the F-105’s high loss rate over Vietnam
Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing
The story of the Bronco pilot that died after ditching his OV-10 to save his observer who couldn’t eject because his parachute was shredded by the explosion of a North Vietnamese SA-7
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of the Bronco pilot that died after ditching his OV-10 to save his observer who couldn’t eject because his parachute was shredded by the explosion of a North Vietnamese SA-7
USAF Phantom II pilot tells the story of when he belly landed his stricken F-4D without his backseater
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety
USAF Phantom II pilot tells the story of when he belly landed his stricken F-4D without his backseater
The story of when USAF replaced the debris of a crashed F-117 with those of a crashed F-101 Voodoo to keep the Nighthawk Secret
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of when USAF replaced the debris of a crashed F-117 with those of a crashed F-101 Voodoo to keep the Nighthawk Secret
That time a Marine mechanic stole an A-4M Skyhawk attack aircraft for a joyride
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
That time a Marine mechanic stole an A-4M Skyhawk attack aircraft for a joyride
Video shows last flying C-123 Provider almost crashing while landing in heavy Crosswinds at Geneseo Airshow
Airshows / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Video shows last flying C-123 Provider almost crashing while landing in heavy Crosswinds at Geneseo Airshow
The Marine guard that inadvertently jettisoned the canopy from a parked F-14 to sit in the Tomcat cockpit. The missiles aboard (1 AIM-54, 1 AIM-7 and 1 AIM-9) did not have the pins but were not damaged.
Aviation Humor / Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The Marine guard that inadvertently jettisoned the canopy from a parked F-14 to sit in the Tomcat cockpit. The missiles aboard (1 AIM-54, 1 AIM-7 and 1 AIM-9) did not have the pins but were not damaged.
Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
9 Sailors reported Minor Injuries after Fire Aboard Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
Aircraft Carriers / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Naval Warfare / U.S. Navy
Aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln suffers electrical fire in port at NAS North Island. No injuries reported.
Former C-17 Instructor Explains What Happens if the Aircraft Thrust Reversers are accidentally Deployed during Aerial Refueling
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
USAF C-17 Instructor recalls that time a student accidentally Deployed the Globemaster III Thrust Reversers during Aerial Refueling
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