“Part of the QF-16’s mission is to carry airborne radar jamming pods. We flew F-35s with them to preliminarily evaluate the…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
A BLAST FROM THE PAST: FORMER U.S. NAVAL AVIATOR DESCRIBES HIS FAVORITE AIM-9 SIDEWINDER MISSILE LAUNCH
by Ken Forbes“As a veteran of many missile shots, both AIM-9 and AIM-7, this was the most challenging due to the speeds involved and…
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Military Aviation
THIS COOL INFOGRAPHIC GIVES YOU AN OVERVIEW ABOUT THE IMPRESSIVE F-4 PHANTOM II CAPABILITIES
by Dario LeoneThe F-4 Phantom II was the primary fighter-bomber aircraft in the U.S. Air Force throughout the 1960s and 1970s The interesting…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
SAYING GOODBYE TO OLD SMOKEY: THE “PHINAL PHANTOM PHLIGHT”
by Dario Leone“The F-4 Phantom was the last plane that looked like it was made to kill somebody. It was a beast. It…
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The QF-16 offers more realistic threat replication in performance, maneuverability and capabilities than the QF-4 As explained by Senior Airman Emily…
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Aviation HistoryMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
PHANTOMS PHOREVER! THE MIGHTY F-4, THE LEGENDARY ACE ROBIN OLDS AND OPERATION BOLO
by Dario LeoneOlds shot down a MiG-21, and his 8th TFW F-4 aircrews shot down six others – about half of VPAF operational force…
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DronesMilitary Aviation
The U.S. Air Force prepares to bid farewell to the last Phantoms in its inventory as the QF-4 mission is nearly complete
by Dario LeoneThe modified F-4 became the QF-4 and it was chosen as the QF-106 successor in the Air Force aerial target inventory…
