The Pratt & Whitney J58 was a jet engine that powered the Lockheed A-12, and subsequently the YF-12 and the SR-71 aircraft The photo below was of Last SR-71 Blackbird engine test in full afterburner at Edwards Air Force Base took place on Sept. 12, 2002 To experience a J58 …
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On 2 May 1999, Pilot Lt. Col. David Goldfein’s F-16 was shot down over western Serbia by an S-125 surface-to-air missile fired by the 3rd Battery of the 250th Air Defense Missile Brigade of the Yugoslav Air Force. Goldfein successfully ejected and was subsequently rescued by NATO helicopters. The F-16, …
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Jerome “Jerry” Yellin was a United States Army Air Forces World War II fighter pilot who fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima and who flew 19 Very Long Range (VLR) combat missions over Japan. He has been credited with flying the final combat mission of World War II in …
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Paro International Airport, which is supposedly considered one of the most dangerous airports in the world. Paro Airport is situated in between mountains and valleys at 7,332 ft above sea level. The approach is well considered as one of the most dangerous and most spectacular in the world. Paro airport …
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The USAF has been trying to kill the A-10 for as long as the Warthog has been in service. Part of this effort saw the A-10’s huge GAU-8 Avenger 30mm cannon shrunk down into a pod that could be carried by sexier fighters, primarily the F-16. In the 1980s In …
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According to swarajyamag article Indian Air Force plans To Modify 40 Sukhoi Su-30s To Fit Air-Launched Version Of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile IAF wants to have 40 Su-30s compatible with BrahMos missiles to carry out long-range standoff strikes against the enemy targets. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to …
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The World War II Fighter and Bomber Aircraft Size Comparison 3D Video include all the aircraft used by those countries, which were at war during World War II from the period between their joining the conflict and the conflict ending for them. The date the aircraft entered service or was …
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For the first time in the 30-year history of the U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bomber program, video footage showing the cockpit of a Spirit stealth bomber has been released. Additional footage of the B-2 cockpit in-flight, as well as cockpit photographs, are also available at JeffBolton.org FIlmed by Dallas-based …
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In January 1984 a rare incident occurred when the SR-71 Blackbird drag chute doors opened inadvertently at high Mach, creating problems, as RSO Lt. Col. Curt Osterheld (Ret) explains in Col. Richard H. Graham’s book The Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird: Pilot Lt. Col. Joe Matthews and I were on our …
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On July 1, 2018, we announced that US Air Force Fighter Pilots Will Fly With A new Rifle Today U.S. Air Force’s 3rd Wing announced on his Facebook page that the F-22 pilots receive their modern GAU-5A automatic rifles A new modified M4 Rifle Can Be Broken in Half And …
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