Has Russia indirectly admitted defect in Su-57 by curtailing its mass-production ? According to the “THE Diplomat” and “Business Insider” articles published on July 12, 2018 Russia admits defeat on its ‘stealth’ fighter jet by cancelling mass production of the Su-57 fighter jet Russia has no plans for mass-producing the PAK/FA …
Read More »Video of YF-16 First Unintentional Flight that lead to First Mishap
Article Source: Aviation Geek Club on Jan. 20, 1974. Phil Oestricher was the test pilot of the first flight of the General Dynamics YF-16 was an unintentional takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) Oestricher conducts high-speed taxi tests, the aircraft lifts off the runway, and rather than risk …
Read More »Video of Historic F-104 Starfighter Touch-Roll-Touch Craziest Maneuvers
In the above video, you can see, Legendary Belgian Air Force Silvers Aerobatic Team member, William “Bill” Ongena performing a touch-roll-touch in a Lockheed F-104G Starfighter, a plane that was infamously difficult to control at lower speeds. The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, also known as the “Missile With A Man In …
Read More »Astra BVRAAM mounted on an Indian Air Force Su-30MKI Flanker-H
Astra MK-1 is a basic variant of this series and guided by active radar seeker and exhibits elements of the French-built Matra R 530D and the Russian Vympel RVV-AE/R-77 (AA 12 ‘Adder’) designs. The missile is fitted with an indigenous Ku-band RF active seeker – a derivative of the Russian …
Read More »1936 Rose Parrakeet A-1 Crashed near Fairview Airport Killing 86 year old Pilot
An 86-year-old man was killed when his single-engine aircraft crashed in a field north of Farm Road 407 near Fairview Airport The single-engine fixed-wing aircraft crashed near an airstrip outside of New Fairview, about 25 miles north of Fort Worth, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The pilot, …
Read More »The story of the B-52 that landed with two engines
Article source: Aviation Geek club Jay Lacklen is a former B-52 pilot with 12,500 flying hours and the author of two books Flying the Line: An Air Force Pilot’s Journey and Flying the Line: An Air Force Pilot’s Journey Volume Two: Military Airlift Command. He’s working on the last book …
Read More »Huge explosion in fuel tanks outside the Cairo airport in Egypt
On Thursday 12/7/2018, a huge explosion occurred near Cairo International Airport caused by fuel tanks. The air traffic at this airport has not been affected by the explosion like the Egyptian minister of civil aviation said. The Egyptian local media quoted eyewitnesses as saying that a large explosion and fire were …
Read More »Hacker selling classified information on MQ-9 Reaper Drone on dark web for 200$
According to popular mechanics Article published on Jul 12, 2018. Researchers at security firm Recorded Future have spotted a hacker selling sensitive documents about military drones The files aren’t believed to be classified, but they contain markings indicating that their export outside of the United States is restricted, according to the report from …
Read More »Saudi Air Force Tornado jet Crashes in southern Asir region
The Panavia Tornado multi-role combat aircraft of the Royal Saudi Air Force crashed at 04:41 AM local time in Asir Province on 12 July. According to Arab Coalition spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki, a Saudi Arabian Royal Air Force Tornado jet came down in Asir region. “The aircraft was returning from …
Read More »Video of VNAF Chinook’s Pilot who jumped out of ditched helicopter after saving his family
The following U.S. Navy video, called “The Lucky Few”, tells the nearly forgotten story of the incredible CH-47A Chinook mission flown by Maj Ba Van Nguyen to save his family Daring escape story from the 1975 Fall of Saigon Vietnamese pilot loaded family onto the helicopter and tailed U.S. choppers …
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