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Russian Su-30SM crashed in Syria, 2 killed

Russian Su-30SM crashed in Syria, 2 killed A Russian military Su-30SMjet has crashed off the coast of Syria’s Latakia, killing two pilots. Su-30SM went down in the Mediterranean Sea after taking off from Khmeimim Airbase. Pilots “fought to take the aircraft under control till the last minute,” the Russian Defense …

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Shenyang J-31 Chinese Stealth Fighter

Shenyang J-31 Chinese Stealth Fighter   The Shenyang J-31 is a  fifth Generation Multi-Purpose light Fighter. It  is a twin-engine, mid-size chines Aircraft. On 31 October 2012, prototype No. 31001 conducted the model’s maiden flight. The J-31 was publicly unveiled on November 12, 2014, at Zhuhai Airshow. Design The J-31  …

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C-130 Hercules Landing on U.S.S Forrestal AIRCRAFT CARRIER

C-130 Hercules Landing on U.S.S Forrestal AIRCRAFT CARRIER

C-130 Hercules Landing on AIRCRAFT CARRIER. On October 1963  U.S. Navy decided to try to land a Hercules on an aircraft carrier.  Who would believe that the big, four-engine C-130 with its bulky fuselage and 132-foot wingspan could land on the deck of a carrier? C-130 is a legendary cargo plane …

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Boeing F18 Super Hornet vs Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker E

  F-18 Super Hornet The Super Hornet is the successor of the ‘Classic’ Hornet.The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are twin-engine carrier-capable multirole fighter aircraft . The F/A-18E single-seat and F/A-18F tandem-seat variants are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has …

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Steps of landing a Fighter jet on a Aircraft carrier 

Steps of landing a Fighter jet on a Aircraft carrier 

What is it like to land on an aircraft carrier? Landing on a flight deck is one of the most difficult things a navy pilot will ever do. The flight deck only has about 500 feet of runway space for landing planes, which isn’t nearly enough for the heavy, high-speed …

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What is Hornet Ball or Rhino Ball Video?

What is Hornet Ball or Rhino Ball Video

“Hornet Ball” and “Rhino Ball” are the names of a famous yearly compilation of videos of F-18 hornet fighter jet action  produced by LT Joseph “C-Rock” Stephens, an Instructor WSO with the VFA-122 Flying Eagles. The Hornet Ball is an annual celebration of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet strike-fighter aviation …

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