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A good buddy of mine and former squadron mate, Dave “Sex” Fravor, has one of the most bizarre aviation stories of all time. It is a story that stretches credibility, so I’ll start off by building up Dave’s bona fides. For what it’s worth, I know him personally — very well. We flew A-6s together for […]
It’s Burner Friday, FighterSweep fans!! We can’t speak for the rest of you, but it’s one of our favorite offerings. There’s just something about the the raw demonstration of speed and power, coupled with an awesome visual (Mach diamonds, anyone?) and the distinctive sound of the sky tearing open in a way that only a […]
Executing difficult missions is hard; training and qualifying the best aviators and crew members in the world to perform those missions is essential.
Welcome to Warrior Wednesday, FighterSweep! It is our hope to make this an ongoing feature, one focused entirely on the amazing men and women who play instrumental roles in our national defense. For this week’s inaugural post, we’ve chosen our good friend Lieutenant Colonel Cameron “Glover” Dadgar. He is a senior pilot with more than 2,000 hours […]
This month, members of the South Carolina National Guard are involved in a massive, state-wide disaster response exercise. Dubbed Vigilant Guard, the exercise involves both National Guard as well as civilian emergency services agencies, testing their readiness for combined relief operations in the wake of natural disasters, such as this year’s Category 4 hurricane scenario, […]
In this video, experience the air power of the Strike Eagle as it tears through airspace propelled by 2 Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 engines.
The bros over at VFA-27 have just shared the teaser for their 2014 cruise video and it’s a damn good one!
Aircraft from Naha Air Base have scrambled more than 400 times between March of last year and the present day. Think about that for a moment. Four HUNDRED times–more than once per day.
The cockpit of today’s modern fighter is a tight space, so to speak. If ever there was the perfect example of “strapping the airplane to your back,” this would be it. The Viper, for example, is often referred to as “the world’s smallest (fighter) cockpit.” Of all the jets I’ve had the opportunity to sit […]
Five Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aviators recently completed training for the Boeing EA-18G Growler at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington. Although the RAAF currently operates the two-seat Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet on which the Growler is based, this initial group is the first to undergo Growler-specific training with the US Navy. The Aussie aircrew trained with VAQ-129 […]
I’m not sure about you, but it’s been a long and arduous week. Plenty of bitter and blizzard-like winter conditions still abound despite all hopes to the contrary, and I know I’m not the only one looking forward to the weekend! But, first thing’s first, so here we go with this week’s Burner Friday. The […]
TMZ has obtained audio from today’s incident involving Harrison Ford’s Ryan PT-22 at a Golf Course near the Santa Monica Municipal Airport this afternoon. According to the audio, the pilot declares an engine failure and requests an immediate return to the airport. The aircraft came down on the Penmar Golf Course, just a couple blocks […]
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