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Here are 10 Facts/Reasons why B-1B Lancer is BADASS Bomber 1) The Bone carries the largest payload of both guided and unguided munitions in the entire United States Air Force Inventory 2) The B-1B’s speed and handling characteristics are more like a fighter, allowing it to seamlessly integrate into large …

Boeing’s Been Granted A Patent For Turning The B-1B Into A Gunship Bristling With Cannons U.S. Patent 9,963,231 B2 was awarded on May 8th to Boeing. It depicts a number of cannon configurations that can be stowed in a B-1B’s weapons bays and extended down outside of those bays for …

  During Operation Desert Storm the F-15E Pilot  Capt. Tim Bennett saw action for the first time. Capt. Tim Bennett served as a flight leader with the 335th Tactical Fighter Squadron. He flew a total of fifty-eight combat missions in the F-15E during the Iraqi conflict As Bennett himself explained to …

In 2001, Boeing’s X-32 stood off against Lockheed’s X-35 in a fly-off for the massively lucrative Joint Strike Fighter contract. Making a stealth fighter capable of carrying a significant payload while also having a version that can take off in short distances and land vertically was quite the task, and …

News of any terrible air accident instantly raises questions about aircraft safety and the threat of terrorism. But until the facts are known, it is unwise to speculate on what might actually have caused a specific crash What we do know is that there are several causes that are more likely …

F-15 pilot ejected while flying at supersonic speeds   Air Force pilot Capt. Brian Udell is one of the only pilots in history to survive after ejecting from a fighter at supersonic speeds. F-15 Eagle pilot assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Wing, at Langley Air Force Base, …

on Nov. 13, 1991, U.S. Navy Grumman F-14B Tomcat (BuNo 161433) from Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) “Ghost Riders” aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). The crew, LtCdr. Joe F. Edwards Lt.JG Scott C. Grundmeier, had to make an emergency landing when the nose cone came off because …

Dassault Rafale v/s Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet ? RAFALE v/s SUPER HORNET ? TUSSLE OF THE EVENLY POISED ? WHICH WILL EDGE OUT THE OTHER?   ?INTRODUCTION : Today, we will pit two of the finest contenders in India’s Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) Contract 2.0 against each other. In …

ARABIAN SEA (March 21, 2011) An F/A-18F Super Hornet lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) while conducting cyclic flight operations. Enterprise and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are conducting close-air support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. …

Here is a video of  F/A-18 Hornet Taking Off and landing From a Public Highway   In the above video, you can see a  Finnish Hornets take off from roads as part of the training. Finnish Air Force F-18s is departing from a public road that was filmed during Ex. …