“The hard wing variants did not turn as well as the slatted models. Smaller planes could out turn it however a…
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Three US Crew Members killed after Coulson Aviation C-130 Firefighting Aircraft Crashes in Australia
by Dario LeoneThe Lockheed Martin EC-130Q firefighting aircraft has crashed in the Australian state of New South Wales while combating forest fires. On…
- Military AviationU.S. Navy
Famed Naval Aviator Vincent “Jell-O” Aiello tells the story of one of the final U.S. Air Strikes of the 20th Century
by Edward ChangJoin Vincent “Jell-O” Aiello as he re-lives an air strike in the Iraqi no-fly zone at the turn of the millennium.…
Bell Boeing will deliver the first CMV-22B to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 in early 2020 for developmental test.…
- Military Aviation
F/A-18 Super Hornet equipped with IRST Block II Completes First Flight
by Dario Leone“The IRST Block II gives the F/A-18 improved optics and processing power, significantly improving pilot situational awareness of the entire battle…
- Aircraft CarriersLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Shocking Video Shows E-2C Hawkeye Cutting Off the Nose of an F-14 Tomcat (with Crew in It) while Sliding on USS Saratoga oily Flight Deck
by Dario LeoneThe mishap was caught on the PLAT (Pilot Landing Aid Television System) camera. Amazingly there were no injuries. Taken during Operation…
- Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Here’s how You Could Successfully Bail Out of an A-3 (The Skywarrior Lacked Ejection Seats)
by Dario LeoneJumping out of an A-3 Skywarrior required time and altitude. NATOPS recommended a minimum of 8000 ft and no more than…
- Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
The RAF F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jets that Never Were
by Dario LeoneFaced with rising costs of the planned Tornado ADV the British MoD looked at the F-14, F-15 and F-16. It concluded…
- Military AviationU.S. Navy
Here are some cool Night Photos of New VFA-31 Tomcatters F/A-18E CAG Aircraft
by Dario LeoneThe super cool pictures in this post feature the brand-new paint scheme applied while aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt to the F/A-18E…
- Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That Time an RA-5C Vigilante and its F-4 Escort Pulled Up into a Thunderstorm to Evade North Vietnamese AAA, were Flipped Upside Down by the Turbulence and Popped Out of the Squall Inverted
by Dario Leone`Once back on the ship, the guys in the ready room threatened to mount a Brownie camera on top of my…
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