On 1 May 1960, a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defence Forces while performing photographic aerial reconnaissance deep into Soviet territory. The single-seat aircraft, flown by pilot Francis Gary Powers, was hit by an S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline) surface-to-air missile and crashed near …

Last year, three Big aviation companies have offered Four modern jets deal to India. If India avails these opportunities it might become an Aviation Hub in Future. With Jets like Rafale, F18, Gripen, F35, and F16 in Indian Navy and Airforce India will become in of greatest air power in …

Russia and Indonesia will shortly agree technical details of a contract for the delivery of Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to Jakarta, Deputy Director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Mikhail Petukhov told TASS on Tuesday. “Indonesia continues to be one of Russia’s basic partners in the Asia-Pacific …

Biggest airstrikes in a year hit Syria after rebels shoot down Russian jet Russian and Syrian jets have bombed towns and villages across north-west Syria, devastating civilian areas and forcing fresh waves of refugees to flee to open ground in the biggest aerial blitz on opposition-held areas since the fall …

Korean Airforce plane ( Black Eagle T-50B ) crashed at Singapore Airshow   Aircraft crashes during takeoff at Changi Airport An aircraft that was taking part in the Singapore Airshow caught fire after an accident at Changi Airport on Tuesday (Feb 6) afternoon, delaying about 170 flights. The Civil Aviation …

In the below video, you can see a Crazy Egyptian Pilot against Israeli Ace in 1973 Arab-Israel war Egyptian MIG-21 pilot used High-Speed Yo-Yo and Split S to save himself have a look at what happened next What is High-Speed Yo-Yo maneuver When the attacker realizes that he is unable to stay on …

Bugatti Veyron vs Euro Fighter Eurofighter Typhoon The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed originally as an air superiority fighter. Euro fighter typhoon maximum speed is  Mach 2 (2,495 km/h ) Bugatti Veyron The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engined sports car, designed …

Open video to watch When an F-18 crashed into Sea due to Arresting cable break – 7 Injured   Arresting gear An Arresting gear, or arrestor gear, is a mechanical system used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft as it lands and it is most commonly used on CATOBAR and STOBAR …

What is Aerial refueling or in-flight refueling or air-to-air refueling? Aerial refueling also referred to as air refueling, in-flight refueling (IFR), air-to-air refueling (AAR), and tanking It is the process of transferring aviation fuel from one military aircraft (the tanker) to another (the receiver) during flight Here is a video of The …

Here is a video of AIRCRAFT NEAR MISS AND UNUSUAL EVENTS COMPILATIONLots of videos about crashes, but not many about near collisions and incidents Sometimes the potential for crashes is more harrowing than the event itself.   What is an Aircraft near miss or loss of separation? Pilots dislike the term …