The interesting video in this post features F-35 demo pilot Capt. Kristin “Beo” Wolfe explained one of her favorite maneuvers, the “I-to-I” or “Inverted-to-Inverted Pass.” Upside down at 300 feet above ground level? Crazy… Aerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting aircraft in unusual attitudes, in air shows, dogfights, or competition …
Read More »Chinese J-15 Fighter Jets Started Take-off and Landing On New CNS Shandong Aircraft Carrier
Photo by China Daily According to China Daily, Chinese J-15 fighter jets have started take-off and landing training on the new aircraft carrier “Shandong”. The Shandong, China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, has been conducting sea trials. The J-15s, also know as Flying Shark fighters, make its debut operational mission …
Read More »Lebanon Plans To Sell Five Fighter Jets and Three Firefighting Helicopters
Hawker Hunter – Credits: Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) – Hunter – Shuttleworth Military Pageant June 2013 Lebanon Ministry of Defense decided to put up three firefighting helicopters for sale, alongside five fighter jets after failing to keep up with their high maintenance costs. Five of the Army’s Hawker Hunter jet-powered fighters will also …
Read More »Indian Air Force Claims To Detect Chinese IL-78 Aircraft In Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir
Credits: twtext Indian Airforce claims that Chinese IL-78 refueller aircraft landed in Skardu last week. Also, Chinese air activity has increased opposite Eastern Ladakh, raising the possibility of PLA Air Force (PLAAF) using airbases in PoK. Indian and Chinese forces are in the middle of an escalating standoff in Eastern …
Read More »Watch: Apes Flying Drone
In a new short video that has surfaced on TikTok, apes have been spotted flying drones. The drone is an Autel Robotics Evo and the apes are located in a Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina. In the short video we can see two apes, one standing and holding the …
Read More »Here Are The Unsinkable Aircraft Carriers Of The World
Image Credits: Image taken from Google Earth An unsinkable aircraft carrier is a term sometimes used to refer to a geographical or political island that is used to extend the power projection of a military force. Because such an entity is capable of acting as an airbase and is a …
Read More »Su-57 Stealth Fighter Jet New Helmet Will Give Pilots Advantage In The Aerial Combat
Sukhoi Su-57 canopy – Credits: Rulexip According to Anatoly Shukalov, the first deputy director of the Russian company “Electro-Automatika”. The new helmet, designed for the fifth-generation Russian fighter Su-57, gives the pilot an advantage in aerial combat. The pilot will be able to expand his field of view thanks to …
Read More »Here Are Reasons Why Chinese JH-7 Fighter-Bomber Is Not Answer To The PAF Deep Strike Needs
Credits: Unknown Via The dominant requirement for a deep attack in a major regional conflict is to strike the enemy centers of gravity and to do it rapidly, accurately, and with intensity. (Centers of gravity, in the parlance of modern strategy, are those critical points in the opponent’s order of …
Read More »To Attract More Female Pilots U.S. Air Force Removes Initial Height Requirement For Officer Aviators
Capt. Betsy Hand, 20th Operations Group standard evaluations liaison officer and 77th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot, walks up to an F-16 to perform a pre-flight inspection, March 30. The Air Force has had women in fighter pilot roles since 1993. Photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Phelps The Air Force has …
Read More »Russian MOD Released Video Of Sukhoi Su-30 Fighter Jet Intercepting U.S. Aircraft Over Black Sea
Filmed from a Russian Su-30: RC-135W refuels from KC-135 over the Black Sea. (Image via Russian MOD). The Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) has released a video filmed on June 26, 2020, showing the intercept of a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon ISR (Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) and MPA (Maritime Patrol …
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