Credits: The Webb Works USAF C-17 Globemaster III bound for MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida, accidentally landed at the small commuter airport (TPF – Peter O’Knight airport) just south of downtown on Davis Islands, in Tampa. ‘Both runways have headings of 220 degrees. Both were situated on peninsulas jutting out …
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Maj. Garret Schmitz gives an F-16C Venom Walkaround Tour. (Screenshot from YouTube video below) In 2020, the US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team, commonly known as Viper Demo, unveiled a stunning new paint scheme for their primary demonstration jet. The jet was named “Venom” and it features black …
Read More »Watch: Jaw-dropping Slow Motion Video Of The F-22 Raptor
A screenshot from the video – Credits: Dustin Farrell In this article, we will share with you a jaw-dropping slow-motion video of the F-22 Raptor filmed at 1000 FPS. The video was uploaded on Dustin Farrell youtube channel on Oct 27, 2021. According to the post caption, it was Filmed …
Read More »Watch: B-1B Lancer Take-off, Touch And Go, and Steep Banking Climb
A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., conducts a training flight Aug. 18, 2016, at Andersen AFB, Guam. The aircraft is deployed in support of the U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. …
Read More »Watch: Mexican Navy Mi-17 Helicopter Crashes Shortly After Takeoff
Mexican Navy Mi-17 Helicopter lost control and crashes shortly after takeoff on a football field, resulting in multiple serious injuries. The aircraft was reported to have 20 people on board when it crashed in Agua Blanca, Mexico, a small coastal town. Among those on board, the aircraft when it crashed …
Read More »Watch: C-17 Globemaster III Reverse Idle Tactical Descent From 30000ft to 5000ft IN 58 Seconds
Take a look at the following stunning footage that shows C-17 Globemaster III Reverse Idle tactical descent from 30,000 feet to 5,000 feet in 2 minutes & not even close to max performance for this beast! The C-17’s thrust reversers are normally used to deflect the airflow from the four …
Read More »Antonov An-225 Mriya Breaks Perimeter Fence At RAF Brize Norton
Screenshot of An-225 which broke a perimeter fence on take off on Jun. 24, 2021. (Image credit: Aviation Highlights) The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft. It is powered by six turbofan engines and is the heaviest aircraft ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 …
Read More »Declassified Video Shows F-35 Dropping A Dummy Thermonuclear Bomb
Sandia National Laboratories, in cooperation with the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the U.S. Air Force, completed a round of flight tests as part of the integration of the new B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb onto the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. The press release from Sandia said that the supersonic test …
Read More »Walkaround Video Of The Soviet MiG-23 Flogger Fighter Jet
YOUTUBE SCREENCAP The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. Production started in 1969 and reached large numbers with over 5,000 aircraft built, making it the most produced variable-sweep wing aircraft in history. Today the MiG-23 remains in limited service …
Read More »Russian Su-57 Felon Testing 30mm Internal Cannon
Credits: YOUTUBE SCREENCAP Dramatic footage has emerged of Russia’s Su-57 Felon fighter unleashing its onboard cannon during ground firing trials. While the aircraft has previously been tested with a range of short-range and longer-range air-to-air missiles, and claims of trials involving more exotic weaponry also exist, it’s notable that the …
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