Air

You might have Wondered what the hell is this green thing parked in a Russian airfield? It’s a snowblower. Or better said, a snow melter. The ones above use Klimov VK-1 engines from Mig-15 planes. The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is a jet fighter aircraft developed during the Soviet Union Era. Soviet …

MiG-29OVT FULCRUM was unveiled At the Moscow MAKS airshow in 2001, as a demonstrator with a vectored-thrust nozzle to increase its maneuverability characteristics. Thrust vectoring increases flight maneuverability, allowing the plane to actually dance on its tail. This almost unique characteristic (only Su fighters can also do this) allows the …

The Su-57 was Russia’s second attempt at developing a fifth-generation aircraft, preceded by several decades with an altogether different project. In 1979, Soviet high command determined that a new generation of fighter aircraft was needed to ensure the competitiveness of the Soviet Air Force (VVS) into the 1990s and beyond. …

According to Master Sgt. Daryl Knee, Air Combat Command Public Affairs article on Businessinsider The Head of Air Force’s Air Combat Command dogfights his son on Twitch in Ace Combat video game. The commander of Air Combat Command and his son fought each other live on a Twitch stream in …

North Korea’s state media has reported South Korea’s acquisition of American F-35 stealth fighter jets will force North Korea to develop and test “special armaments” to destroy the new weapons South Korean authorities are “impudent and pitiful” for “talking loudly about reconciliation and cooperation between the north and the south” …

U.S. Air Force sent RC-135S Cobra Ball reconnaissance and ballistic missile detection aircraft to the Persian Gulf The Cobra Ball’s sent to the Persian Gulf comes after increasing tensions between the US and Iran have worsened since Donald Trump withdrew from a 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and several world …

Chinese fighter jet manufacturer Shenyang Aircraft Corporation offered a glimpse into the future of what a flying wing stealth drone might look like for use with aircraft carriers, Global Times reported. To mark the 50th anniversary of Shenyang J-8’s maiden flight, the company, under the state-owned Aviation Industry of China, …

Google has denied contributing expertise to the Chinese military in building a new touchscreen tool for its new Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter aircraft The tech giant said that it had no role in the military aspect of touchscreen research that could potentially give an advantage to Chinese fighter jets in …

The original SR-71 Blackbird Space Pilot Helmet comes with the original carrying bag is Currently available on eBay for the only US $17,995.00 Grab your chance to buy on eBay an ultra-rare Original SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Helmet. Furthermore, the seller has included “a rare t-shirt and two patches that come from Edwards Air …

on Jul. 1, 2019 at approximately 1:15 p.m. U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog accidentally dropped bombs on Florida after ‘bird strike’ A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to the 23d Fighter Group suffered a bird strike which caused an inadvertent release of three BDU-33s, a small non-explosive training munition Thankfully, the bombs were …