The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is a World War II-era American piston-engined fighter aircraft. The P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. The P-38 was used for interception, dive bombing, level bombing, ground attack, night fighting, photo reconnaissance, radar and visual pathfinding for bombers …
Read More »Pilot presumed dead as Japan ends search for Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter Jet
on April 9, 2019, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jet reportedly crashes over Pacific. The crashed Joint Strike Fighter was one of four F-35As that took off from Misawa Air Base for a training mission at 6:59 p.m., Japan time, on April 9. The aircraft disappeared …
Read More »How Genius Pilots Used a Glass of Water to Save a Plane From Crashing
The plane had been used for 20 years, but it had never suffered a single accident before, so the cabin crew had no doubts the flight would be easy. Passengers got on board the plane; flight attendants nonchalantly checked their boarding passes; everything went as usual. The first pilot greeted …
Read More »SR-71 Pilot explains why the Blackbird had to refuel after takeoff
Col. Richard H. Graham a former Blackbird pilot, explains in his book why the SR-71 Blackbird had to refuel after takeoff Actually, most SR-71’s operational sorties started off with a refueling after takeoff. “Many people believe we refueled after takeoff because the aircraft leaked fuel so profusely that we needed …
Read More »Actor Tom Cruise Fly His Own Aircraft in Top Gun: “Maverick” Movie
Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer famous known for Top Gun famous movies from back in the 80s. Top Gun sequel dubbed Top Gun: “Maverick” filming is underway right now. A lot of Rumors are circulating regarding which Aircraft Tom Cruise will fly in the movie Paramount Pictures …
Read More »That time B-1B LANCER Bomber Crew Performed a MIRACLE Gear Up Landing on Dry Lake at Edwards AFB
on Oct. 4, 1989, a B-1B Lancer from Dyess AFB performing a successful emergency landing on lakebed runway #33. B-1 From the 96th Bomb Wing was forced to make an emergency landing. Suffering a hydraulic failure, the front landing gear refused to deploy. With no other choice, they needed to …
Read More »China new Divine Eagle Drone Designed to Seek and Destroy U.S. Stealth Fighter and bombers Aircraft
According to Military watch magazine China claims to have created a high-end Divine Eagle drone, reportedly conceptualized specifically to neutralize the United States military’s growing number of stealth Fighter and bombers Aircraft such as the F-35, F-22, and B-2 which are deploying to Northeast Asia in fast-growing numbers. Under development …
Read More »Sam Elliott share the story of Heroic WWII lead medic SGT Ray Lambert during the National Memorial Day Concert
Actor Sam Elliott, known for roles in films such as Tombstone and A Star is Born. Elliott served in the National Guard when he was younger, has also taken on a number of roles in films that focus on the military and military figures. While PBS’ annual Memorial Day Concert is …
Read More »That time NASA YF-12 BLACKBIRD flew carrying a ‘Coldwall’ Heat Transfer pod beneath the forward fuselage
In 1967 the NASA intiated an ambitious “coldwall” research project supported by Langley Research Center. In the project, NASA YF-12s flew carrying the so-called ”coldwall” heat transfer pod on a pylon beneath the forward fuselage to Sustained heat produced by cruising at Mach 3 A stainless steel tube equipped with …
Read More »U.S. planning to stop Turkish Air Force fighter pilots training on F-35 Lightning II Over S-400 Deal
The United States is seriously considering halting the training of Turkish pilots on advanced F-35 fighter jets as Ankara moves ahead with plans to purchase a Russian missile defense system despite objections from Washington The two NATO allies have argued for months over Turkey’s order for the Russian S-400 defenses, …
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