C-17 Globemaster III is the USAF’s primary strategic, large transport aircraft developed to replace the C-141 Starlifter. The C-17 is operated by three crewmen: a pilot, a copilot, and a loadmaster. It is named the “Globemaster”, but within its community, it is also affectionately known as “The Moose.” This nickname …
Read More »Watch: F-15E Strike Eagles Dropping A B61 Nuclear Bomb
Sandia National Labs has posted an incredible video showing how all the facets of a nuclear weapons delivery test mission come together in an incredibly elegant fashion. In this case, F-15E Strike Eagles are seen dropping inert B61-3/4 tactical nuclear bombs. In one clip we can see the bomb’s spin-stabilization …
Read More »Foreign F-35 Users Spend Millions To Stop Jet’s Computer From Sharing Their Secrets
First Italian F-35A Lightning IICredits: Lockheed Martin Foreign F-35 Users Spend Millions To Stop Jet’s Computer From Sharing Their Secrets Article Source: The WarZone Lockheed Martin has received a multi-million dollar contract for work on a firewall that will allow F-35 Joint Strike Fighter operators to prevent the transfer of …
Read More »F-35A Emergency Landing after Nose Gear Collapses At Eglin Air Force Base
An F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron, experienced a ground mishap on Aug. 22, 2018, at approximately 12:50 p.m. today on the flight line at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB). The F-35A experienced an in-flight emergency and returned to base. The aircraft landed safely and parked …
Read More »Passengers Film Plane jet engine burn during emergency landing
Red Wings flight 808, a Tupolev Tu-204, experienced engine surging of the no.1 (left) PS-90A engine during takeoff from Ufa, Russia. The flight crew were notified by the controller and through an engine fire warning on the flight deck. The automatic fire extinguishing system did not work, so the flight …
Read More »Pilot Keith Hartley Flying Panavia Tornado with the canopy off at 500 knots
In 1988 British Aerospace (BAe) Test Pilot Keith Hartley conducting the ‘cockpit habitability trial’ in his open-top Tornado XZ630.The test pilot Keith Hartley flew at 500 knots in a Panavia Tornado aircraft with the canopy off, testing the emergency escape procedures of the jet This example Shows of the lengths Aviation …
Read More »Cessna 150M plane crash near Lozada, Córdoba, Argentina, 2 dead
Cessna 150M plane crash near Lozada, Córdoba, Argentina, 2 dead. The trainer plane crashed under unknown circumstances. Both trainer pilot and trainee died in the crash. The aircraft collapsed in Lozada, some 35 kilometers south of the provincial capital. One of the victims was identified as Lucas Parma, 27 years old. …
Read More »2 dead in helicopter crash in Williamson County, Texas
Two people were killed Tuesday in a fiery helicopter crash in northeastern Williamson County along County Road 346 near Granger, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. The crash was reported around 12:45 p.m. on County Road 346 near Granger. The pair were the only ones traveling in the helicopter …
Read More »2 dead in a Robin DR.400 plane crash at Corlier altiport (LFJD), Ain,France
A passenger plane crashed at takeoff Corlier altiport this Tuesday at 3:50 pm. The two people aboard the aircraft were declared dead just over an hour after the accident. Both men were regulars and had already made three takeoffs and as many landings before the tragedy. After a break with …
Read More »2 Dead in a Ultralight plane crash near Rue, Somme France
The ultralight plane crashed under unknown circumstances in a field,, there was a post impact fire. Both occupants died in the crash. Two people were killed in the crash of a microlight near the Somme Bay. The glider crashed in the commune of Rue around 20 hours. The ultra-light motorized …
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