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Tomcat RIO tells the story of Pat O’Brien, the Civilian Engineer that Made Dozens of Flights in the F-14, F-4, TA-7, and Others

Tomcat RIO tells the story of Pat O’Brien, the Civilian Engineer that Made Dozens of Flights in the F-14, F-4, TA-7, and Others

After working as a college intern at North American Rockwell, Pat O’Brien decided he wanted to be in flight test.… Read More

7 months ago

US Navy Test Pilot tells the story of the F-14 Tomcat Fatal Flat Spin Mode That Was Never Supposed to Happen

‘Within seconds the F-14 Tomcat rotation rate shot up to 180deg/sec and g forces reached 7.8g eyeballs-out! My head was… Read More

7 months ago

NAVAIR disclosed that UAE finalized agreement with the US to buy F-35A in March

UAE signed an agreement with the US to buy 50 F-35 jets and up to 18 armed drones on Jan.… Read More

2 years ago

This Photo of a VX-23 F-35B in “Beast Mode” Gives Major Autumn Vibes

The cool photo in this post features an F-35B Lightning II in ‘beast mode’ assigned to VX-23 Salty Dogs giving… Read More

4 years ago

LSO remotely takes over F/A-18 thanks to ATARI – no, not the iconic gaming system from the 80s

ATARI technology gives LSOs the ability to take over and maneuver aircraft during recovery operations For the first time, a… Read More

5 years ago