The simple and lightweight F-5 airframe proved to be extremely adaptable to a variety of uses, some of which required extensive…
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The purchasing of new fighter planes has stalled after the Swiss people voted against the acquisition of 22 JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets in…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
REMEMBERING THE F-16/79, THE LOW-COST VIPER POWERED BY THE J79 TURBOJET ENGINE
by Dario LeoneTest pilots reported that the F-16/79 demonstrated the same 9G capability of the basic F-16, but the former seemed to perform…
- Military AviationU.S. Navy
ADVERSARY! A QUICK LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY U.S. NAVAL AVIATORS TO PLAY THE BAD GUYS
by Dario LeoneTo realistically carry out their duty U.S. Navy adversary pilots need the best aircraft to simulate the bandits during DACT sorties…
- Military Aviation
THE AVIATION GEEK CLUB WILL FLY ABOARD SWISS AIR FORCE HELICOPTER TO ATTEND AXALP 2017
We will have the unique chance to fly aboard one of the service helicopters to reach the spot from which we…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
U.S. NAVY TO HELP SWISS AIR FORCE INVESTIGATE 2015 F/A-18D CRASH
by Dario LeoneWhile the F/A-18D was performing a training sortie along with two F-5 Tigers over France’s Jura region one of its engines…
The star of the airshow was the famous “Papyrus Hunter,” a special painted Hawker Hunter F.MK.58 which served in the Swiss…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
SHOCKING FOOTAGE SHOWS THE CRASH OF F-20 TIGERSHARK FIRST PROTOTYPE
by Dario LeoneThe following investigation cleared the F-20 of mechanical or design issues since it concluded that Cornell had blacked out due to…
- Military Aviation
LOOK MA, A MiG-28! OH, NO WAIT. IT’S A VFC-13 FIGHTING SAINTS F-5 TIGER!
by Dario LeoneFighting Saints’ F-5 Tiger IIs, are all painted in a variety of colorful paint schemes of blue, gray, brown and even…
- Military Aviation
Swiss Air Force to overhaul its F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft to extend their flight hours
by Dario LeoneThe F/A-18 fighter jets will reach the end of their lifespans of 5,000 flight hours in 2025 On. Nov. 21, 2016,…
