On 9 May 2015, an Airbus A400M Atlas cargo plane on a test flight crashed at La Rinconada, Spain, less than 5 kilometers from Seville Airport at around 1:00 pm local time, killing 4 of the 6 crew onboard. The pilots had reported that the plane had a technical fault …
Read More »Pilot Grounded as Air India flight Landed on the wrong (under-construction) runway in Maldives
Pilot Grounded as Air India flight AI263, an Airbus A320neo with 136 passengers on board landed on a runway that was under construction at Male Velana International Airport in the Maldives. The wheels of the airplane as well as the brakes assemblies were seriously damaged and have to be replaced. …
Read More »Iranian technicians managed to overhaul F-14 Tomcats
The feat was accomplished by the experts spending over 35,000 hours. The jet joined Iran’s Air Force fleet after testing and trial operation The US technicians used to overhaul the warplanes before the 1979 revolution, but today, the Iranian technicians say, they can successfully do the maintenance without any help …
Read More »Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor vs Eurofighter Typhoon
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor has for long been claimed to be the best air superiority fighter ever built. Raptor is an extremely good fighter, but every fighter has flaws that others can take advantage of, one fighter which is capable of using the F-22’s weakness is the German Eurofighter Typhoon. …
Read More »Yakovlev Yak-9UM crash in Tanjil, S of Gippsland , Australia
Yakovlev Yak-9UM crash in Tanjil, S of Gippsland , Australia. The plane crashed in a field 20 km W of Latrobe Valley Airport under unknown circumstances. The pilot died. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating the fatal accident of a single engine Yakovlev Yak-9UM warbird aircraft, which occurred near …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Boeing AH-6i Helicopter crashes in Khashm Alan Airport
Royal Saudi Arabia National Guard Boeing AH-6i Helicopter crashes in Khashm Alan Airport – Saudi Arabia The military helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances during a training exercise. An American trainer died in the crash, the trainee pilot was injured. The Saudi statement gave the trainer’s name as Paul Reedy and …
Read More »Boat Captain to F/A-18 pilot: “Buzz Us Like Tom Cruise Did On Top Gun”
Watch how Boat Captain to F/A-18 pilot: “Buzz Us Like Tom Cruise Did On Top Gun” Matt Wirt, a U.S. Coast Guard Charter Captain from Wilmington got a surprise fly-by guest on Aug. 29, 2018, after an unusual transmission came over the radio. As reported by Task & Purpose, in …
Read More »Next Generation Of Drones: How Drones Could Reshape Future Warfare?
One of the most research and pursued military technologies over the past decade has been the unmanned aerial vehicle better known simply as a drone most people are familiar with the images of the Reaper or predator drone armed with missiles that have been on the frontline to the war …
Read More »Cessna 340 plane crash in Kimball Township, Michigan
Cessna 340 plane crash in Kimball Township, Michigan – United States of America A small plane crashed into a baseball field early Thursday morning, killing one person. The crash happened at a baseball field on Yager Road near Wadhams Road in Kimball Township, just east of the St. Clair County International …
Read More »4 Dead in Robinson R-44 Raven Helicopter crash in Plzen Czech Republic
4 Dead in a Robinson R-44 Raven Helicopter crash in Plzen, Czech Republic. The helicopter crashed on the roof of a factory, there were no employees in the hall at the time of the accident. According to the Czech press, the helicopter experienced some technical problems in the air before …
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