Speed and agility are decisive advantages in any form of aerial dominance. An airspeed record is the highest airspeed attained by an aircraft of a particular class. Modern Fighter jets operate at supersonic speed Supersonic travel is a rate of travel of an object that exceeds the speed of sound. …
Read More »F-22 Demo Team Release Rare Cockpit Video Of Raptor performing precision aerial maneuvers
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team has released a rare in-cockpit video of the stealth jet performing precision aerial maneuvers and tearing through the skies. Video of inside the F-22’s cockpit has been highly restricted since the F-22A took its first flight over 20 years ago. You can find …
Read More »Pilots Used Real Jets To Recreate TOP GUN Famous Inverted flying Scene
Do you remember one of the most famous scenes of the motion picture, where Maverick and Goose’s F-14 flies inverted above the black two-seat F-5F (AKA MiG-28)? If not in the above video have a look at that stunning scene Of course, for safety reasons, there wasn’t any aircraft …
Read More »Six Sukhoi Su-57 Fighter Jets escorted Putin’s Plane To Military Test Facility
Russian President Vladimir Putin flew to the country’s southwestern region on board his IL-96-300PU presidential plane with an escort of six Su-57s. Putin arrived in the Russian town of Akhtubinsk for inspection of new weapons systems and aircraft as part of a series of defence meetings in May. Putin arrived …
Read More »The Difference Between F/A-18 Hornet and F/A-18 Super Hornet
Many people ask these question that What’s the difference between the F/A 18 Hornet and the Super Hornet? Is there any way to be able to tell the difference externally? Performance comparison of the F/A-18 Hornet vs F/A-18 Super Hornet? Is there any way to be able to tell the …
Read More »Former Saab 37 Viggen driver explains how Swedish Air Force pilots were able to achieve radar lock on SR-71 Blackbird
In the Cold War era, Swedish JA-37 Jas Viggen fighter pilots were scrambled on 400-500 live Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) missions per year to intercept any unidentified aircraft approaching Swedish airspace. QRA targets came from both Warsaw and NATO nations During that QRA missions, JA-37 Jas Viggen fighter pilots were …
Read More »Footage of USS Kitty Hawk Aircraft Carrier through Huge Waves During Massive Storm at high speed
Ever since the Aircraft Carrier replaced the battleship as the queen of the sea, it has defined what modern sea power is all about. However, every now and then mother nature shows what she is capable off, throwing waves over the flight deck. Watch below as the USS Kitty Hawk …
Read More »Unbelievable Footages of B-47 Stratojet Toss bombing, LABS Maneuver, Immelmann Turns and Barrel Rolls
The Boeing B-47 Stratojet is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft. The B-47’s primary mission was as a nuclear bomber capable of striking the Soviet Union. Related Article: List of All The …
Read More »SR-71 Blackbird pilot Major Brian Shul shares the story of his ground speed check
Although SR-71 Blackbird was introduced way back in 1966 Throughout its nearly 24-year career, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3-strategic reconnaissance aircraft remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft. From 80,000 feet, it could survey 100,000 square miles of Earth’s surface per hour. Thanks to its astonishing flight characteristics, …
Read More »Footage of Near Miss between Italian F-16 Fighter jet and commercial jet
On Dec 13, 2006, a Near Miss between Italian F-16 Fighter jet and commercial jet took place. Two ItAF F-16s of the 37° Stormo, based in Trapani (radio callsign “Brandy”). The fighter jets are apparently returning to their home base after some kind of exercise. In the Video, you can …
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