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Just like you are there in the cockpit! Jump on board and enjoy the ride as the Air Force takes you through some pilot training including touch and go landings plus mid-air refueling. Pilots are from the 167th Airlift Wing out of Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base, West Virginia. Featured image by US Air Force
A C-2A Greyhound assigned the “Providers” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Greyhound held the cremains of Julius H. Frey and wife, Jerry A. Frey. The cremains are scheduled for a burial-at-sea aboard Reagan July 15. Julius was a […]
Citing a lack of funding, the Pentagon is saying there are significant shortfalls in the training and qualification of some Black Hawk pilots. “The Army did not provide adequate funding and training for H-60 pilots on the new equipment,” according to the IG’s audit released last week titled “Training and Airframe Evaluations for the H-60 Black Hawk […]
You have to agree that being a NASA astronaut comes with some ‘out of this world’ perks! Here’s what happens when space-folk take some pictures to show their USA-Pride… micro-gravity allows for some cool poses! Happy B-day USA! pic.twitter.com/24rPrx9K9y — Peggy Whitson (@AstroPeggy) July 4, 2017 NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer will be […]
Hope everyone had a great 4th of July and saw lots of awesome fireworks! Enjoy the video! Featured image U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Christopher L. Ingersoll
Happy 4th of July Everyone from all of us at Fighter Sweep! More ‘Fireworks’ to enjoy courtesy of the US Navy Featured image by Official Navy Page from United States of America MC3 Antonio Turretto Ramos/U.S. Navy (Fireworks above the NAS Oceana Air Show.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Congress is considering lifting the ban on supersonic flight over land due to dramatic new developments in ‘quiet’ supersonic flight technology. They are including directives in the FAA re-authorization bills to study the regulation that banned supersonic flight over land and to consider changing it. “It is important to create bias for action…so we can lead […]
Russia’s state technology corporation Rostec will showcase an engine for its famous Sukhoi Su-35 (Flanker-E) at the world’s oldest air show in France, the company said on Monday. Some 37 Russian organizations are expected to be among 2,000 participants from 46 countries at the week-long 51st Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport kicking off on Monday. “We expect the professional community to devote a lot […]
BREAKING United plane just landed with engine on fire at Denver Airport https://t.co/YuyQevJO1W (pic:@raiyansyed) pic.twitter.com/SR6WPDzg6C — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) July 2, 2017 The left engine of the Bombardier CRJ-701E (reg.N796SK) was on fire during landing at Denver. Passengers were immediately evacuated on the runway and the emergency crew quickly reacted to extinguish the fire. The United flight #UA5869 took […]
Interesting video includes pre-flight and startup, taxi, and aerial refueling. Just like you were there! A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker provides aerial refueling to U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and an F-15 Strike Eagle in support of Operation Inherent Resolve on June 21, 2017. The 340th EARS, part of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, […]
If you find yourself driving down the 405 freeway in California you may want to keep your eye on the sky! You never know when an airplane may land next to you! Cessna 310 aircraft landed on the 405 freeway short of the runway at 9:35 am. Airfield is closed to arrivals. Ck airlines for […]
We recently shared with you a very ‘shaky’ ride on an AirAsia flight. Now bring on the rain! A plane passenger sat helplessly in his seat as water steadily trickled onto him from the ceiling during a flight to Florida Friday, despite his best efforts to shield himself using a magazine, video shows. “Hey @Delta, […]
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