The A-10 Thunderbolt “Warthog” aircraft is built around the GAU-8 Avenger gun A 30mm Gatling-type cannon capable of firing 70 rounds per second. Take a look…. the “Gun” fires projectiles made of a lightweight aluminum body, cast around a smaller caliber depleted uranium penetrating core, and is lethal against tanks …
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Light aircraft crashed in a field near Vauxhall Way, Winsford at about 12:20 GMT but did not catch fire, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said. Miraculously pilot managed to escape but he suffered serious injury . When fire crews arrived, they found the pilot, who was the was the only …
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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft. It was the first attempt by the Soviet Union to design look-down/shoot-down radar and one of the first to be armed with beyond-visual-range missiles. Production started in 1970 and reached large numbers with over 5,000 aircraft built. Today the MiG-23 remains in …
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Incidents when Passengers landed plane after Pilot Death Airforce B1 pilot landed 737 after pilot passed out from heart attack Attention All Passengers – “Can Anyone Fly A Plane?” – Man Lands 737 After Pilot Has Heart Attack United Flight 1637 was returning off-duty Air Force Captain Mike Gongol, his …
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Top 10 JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition )Strikes When it comes to taking out the bad guys, few pieces of hardware stack up to the Joint Direct Attack Munition. Or, as it’s more commonly known, the JDAM. When you’re outside the wire, few things are as awesome and powerful as …
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China claims it has created a ‘super material’ that’s INVISIBLE and ‘could make FIGHTER JETS impossible to see Article originally appeared on mail online China claims that its lab in Shenzhen has manufactured new nanoscale materials which can make objects invisible, reported China Central Television Station in a documentary released …
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The Boeing X-32 was a concept demonstrator aircraft in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator which was further developed into the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. On Sept. 18, 2000, the X-32A made its first flight from Palmdale to Edwards Air Force Base, …
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A pilot of the United States Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds demonstration squadron, Captain Christopher Stricklin ejected from his F-16 aircraft at an Airshow at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. Captain Stricklin was attempting to perform a Reverse Half Cuban Eight and was unable to pull up in time, …
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Aerobatic Airbus A400m incredible takeoff before A380 lands In the video, you can see Aerobatic Airbus A400m incredible takeoff before A380 lands That steep power climb and turn were highly impressive, never seen the A400 do that before. The pilot was flying it like a fighter jet! The Airbus A400M …
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Dangerous Jet blast and low Landings at Skiathos Airport The Skiathos Airport is one of the most spectacular in Europe and often compared to St. Maarten. Low Landings and Jet blast of departing and arriving aircraft can be a hazard to people or other unsecured objects. Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros …
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