Sweden’s Armed Forces said one of its Saab JAS 39C Gripen jets crashed eight kilometers north of Ronneby in the Blekinge region after a bird strike at around 1,000 meters in the air. The pilot aborted the landing he was attempting and ejected, said Col. Lars Bergstrom, head of the …
Read More »Watch: LC Peru de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 nose gear landing
Flight LCB1323, a DHC-8-Q402 operated by LC Perú en route to Ayacucho returned to land at Lima-Jorge Chávez International Airport in Peru after the nose landing gear failed to deploy. A nose gear-up landing was performed on runway 15. There were 59 passengers and 5 crew members on board, …
Read More »1 Dead & 1 injured in a aircraft crashed into vehicles force landing on road
According to the Phoenix Fire Department, one person is dead and 1 injured after a Stolp SA-750 Acroduster Too experimental plane went down in the roadway near Deer Valley Airport in Phoenix The small plane went down just before 7 a.m. near Seventh Street and Deer Valley Road. Phoenix fire Capt. …
Read More »US Army UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopter crashed in Iraq with 10 On-board
An American UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq at approximately 10:00 pm One Coalition service member was killed and several injured. All personnel was recovered by Coalition forces immediately following the incident, and three were evacuated for further treatment. The aircraft was conducting a partnered counterterrorism mission in support …
Read More »List of 83 Missing Aircraft Since 1948 – Plane that have disappeared without a trace
Since 1948 there have been 83 aircraft, that have disappeared without a trace. According to website aviation-safety.net, 26 of the missing aircraft are a passenger, 19 freighters, 19 military, 19 ferry flights and 10 others. Aviation-safety.net says 59 were lost at sea and 25 on land — either in jungles …
Read More »2 dead in a Experimental Pietenpol Air Camper plane crash in Camp Verde
An Experimental Pietenpol Air Camper small home-built plane crashes in north-central Arizona, SE of Montezuma Castle in Camp Verde, AZ Two people are dead in the plane crash. The plane crashed under unknown circumstances in a rugged terrain. Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials say the wreckage was found in rugged terrain Saturday …
Read More »Ukraine unveils new drone with grenade launcher
According to defence-blog Article Ukraine unveils new drone with grenade launcher Ukrainian company Matrix UAV has developed a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a grenade launcher. Yuriy Kasyanov announced that еру Matrix UAV company has developed an attack multi-purpose unmanned vehicle, called the “Demon”. The first prototype of the …
Read More »AFRL developing a augmented reality System for inspections of aircraft
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate is developing a capability that uses the augmented reality technology to display all necessary information for performing an aircraft inspection within the user’s field of view, eliminating the need to view information from multiple sources simultaneously. The Materials and Manufacturing …
Read More »Qatari Royal Flight 747-8I Jumbo Jet Is Up For Sale
Qatari Royal Flight 747-8I Jumbo Jet Is Up For Sale. Qatar’s retired 747SP VVIP flying palace is now up for grabs and if you have lots of money to waste, we suggest you buy this. A rarer opportunity has surfaced—to acquire a barely used, fully decked-out 747-8i Boeing Business Jet …
Read More »Iran to unveil new fighter jet on National Defense Industry Day
According to Reuters Article published on 19/08/2-18 Iran to unveil new fighter jet on National Defense Industry Day Iran will unveil a new fighter jet next week and developing missile capabilities will remain Tehran’s top priority, the defense minister was quoted as saying by Fars news agency on Saturday. “We will present a …
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