The U.S. Air Force officially retired its 52 surviving F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighters in 2008, transferring their radar-evading attack mission to B-2 bombers, F-22s and eventually F-35s. The Air Force claimed it would preserve the F-117s for future use 1) Americans have managed to devise a computer program called “Echo” which …
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September 2017 marked the 37th anniversary of the start of the Iran-Iraq War, which killed hundreds of thousands of people between 1980 and 1988. Records indicate the Iranian air force lost 67 of its combat pilots in course of around 1,000 close-air-support sorties between Sept. 22 and Oct. 23 of …
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The People’s Liberation Army Air Force has undergone many changes in the last 20 years. The introduction of fourth-generation and Fifth generation fighters jets, bombers, unmanned aircraft and advanced cruise missiles has transformed the air arm from a primarily defensive force to one that can be used to project Chinese …
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected defense contractor Dynetics to develop its vision of small, uncrewed aircraft that are launched from warplanes and recovered in midair. Known as “Gremlins,” Gremlins is an Airborne Launch & Recovery of Unmanned Aerial Systems that will enable the small drones to be …
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On December 14, 1967, Bud White’s managed to reach 100,110 feet with RCAF CF-104 Starfighter and authenticate it. Interestingly, that record still stands today as a Canadian national altitude record The F-104 set a number of records, such as The world speed record of 1,404.19 mph (set by an F-104A on May …
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Emergency responders are on the scene of a C-5 Galaxy crash today, April 3, 2006, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo/Doug Curran) The C-5B Galaxy, operating for the 436th AW, took off from Dover AFB (DOV) at 06:21 on its way to Kuwait. About ten minutes …
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On Apr. 30, 1966, the second XB-70 prototype, the Air Vehicle 2 (AV 2), suffered a short-circuit in the landing gear retraction system shortly after the take-off from Edwards Air Force Base. As a result of this malfunction, the nose gear was blown back into the partially retracted gear well …
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HOW TO WIN A DOGFIGHT IF YOU ARE PILOTING AN F-35 Can F-35 win a dogfight against Su-30MKI or F-16? INTRODUCTION : There has been a lot of web chatter over the last few months about whether the F-35 Lightning II is a super aircraft or a total crap. Most …
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During the Blue Angels history, 27 Blue Angels pilots have been killed in air show or training accidents. Through the 2017 season, there have been 261 pilots in the squadron’s history, giving the job a roughly 10% fatality rate. Here is a List of All Blue Angel’s Accidents 29 September …
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On June 8, 1966, a General Electric Aerial Publicity Photo Shoot was arranged for its shareholders 17 Miles northeast of Barstow, California (near Edwards Airbase). A formation flight featuring 5 jets that use General Electric centered on the XB-70, flanked by a T-38A, F-4B, Walker’s F-104N (orange tail), and a …
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