Fighter Jets World FJW

Canada Day is the national day of Canada. It is the celebration of the anniversary of July 1, 1867, coming into force of the Constitution Act, 1867  which united the three separate colonies of the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into a single Dominion within the British …

Modified M4 Rifle Can Be Broken in Half And Fits in Ejection Seat Survival Kit The Aircrew Self Defense Weapons Give Pilots More Firepower in case They Have to Eject over Hostile Territory Recently A Russian Pilot Who Ejected in Syria Killed Himself when Surrounded Do fighter-jet pilots carry guns …

Here are the Two Videos of MiG-29 Catches Fire on Takeoff The below video shows a Belarusian Air Force MiG-29BM Fulcrum that caught fire on take off from Bobruisk on Feb. 27, 2017. The footage seems to show a collapse of the landing gear and the fighter jet streaking down the …

C-5 Galaxy As Airborne Command Post C-5 Galaxy as Airborne Command Post The Idea That Got Nipped in the Bud Tribute to C-5 Galaxy On Its 50th Birth Anniversary Lockheed’s Proposed EC-5B could have carried 3 times the payload than Boeing’s current EC-135C Since its introduction in 1970, Lockheed’s C-5 …

Will Such Provisions Affect Super Hornet’s Chances in MMRCA 2.0 Contract Super Hornets Are The Most Economical Aircraft At Around $55 million Per Aircraft in the Competition COVER STORY INTRODUCTION : The Super Hornet – a tested platform that is veteran of many wars, is one of the most economical …

The Blue Angels is the United States Navy’s flight demonstration squadron, with aviators from the Navy and Marines. The Blue Angels team was formed in 1946, making it the second oldest formal flying aerobatic team in the world The Blue Angels’ six demonstration pilots currently fly the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 …

Cold Cat Ejection is when the aircraft is going off the deck with less than the expected speed. If the catapult is not properly warmed up, it may not provide the pressure necessary to get the weight off the deck at the proper speed. The result is less than normal …

Number 20 Squadron of the Royal Air Force No. 20 (R) Squadron of the Royal Air Force was from September 1992 until March 2010 It is a  reserve squadron, it could be called upon for combat duties if necessary The 20th Squadron was rearmed on Jaguar with Harrier fighters, new …

YF-16CCV: F-16 Fighting Falcon Variant   A characteristic feature of the YF-16CCV (the aircraft with the configuration defined by the control system) was two additional inclined front rudders under the air intake. The aircraft was used for “independent” tests on maneuverability. Here the term “independence” meant the ability to maneuver …

The F-16XL aircraft was externally different from other experimental F-16s. It had the shape of a wing in a plane, which can be defined as a “modified delta with a variable sweep.” It was developed jointly with the NASA agency to study the problem of minimizing drag during subsonic and …