Watch: Huey Power!

The Bell UH-1Y Venom “The Huey” is a combat-proven utility helicopter slated to support the U.S. Marine Corps global missions for the next four decades. The Huey engages threats, delivers or exfiltrate personnel and performs under the most punishing operating conditions, making it the ultimate tactical utility helicopter. The UH-1Y Venom was first deployed with […]

Drone Fireworks? Check it Out!

As a replacement for the traditional fireworks display, Travis Air Force Base outside San Francisco is planning a ‘drone fireworks show’. The idea is that a drone show is much safer in dry areas where fireworks could start a fire. The Travis Air Force Base show plans to use 500 drones and feature a gigantic […]

Happy Birthday America!

From all of us at Fighter Sweep we hope you have a wonderful 4th of July! Check out the fireworks below! Featured image U.S. Air Force photo, Airman 1st Class Greg Biondo

Watch: US Coast Guard Aircrew Rescues Man at Hug Point

A Coast Guard aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Sector Columbia River rescues a man stranded 100 feet up a cliffside at Hug Point, Ore., July 2, 2018. The man became stranded because of an incoming high tide and then tried to climb to safety. U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Sector Columbia River […]

Flying Train that Carries 1000’s of Passengers?

A Turkish architecture firm named Dahir Insaat has designed a concept for a flying train that would serve as a form of mass transportation. The multi-level flying train could carry up to 2,000 passengers and would fly at a low level while drawing power from a tether attached to the track. The flying train would […]

Watch: 10 Most Unusual Abandon Aircraft

10. Samara Aerodrome Russia 9. Tupolev – 154 Bulgaria Soviet-made Tupolev – 154 was the personal plane of Todor Zhivkov, a former communist leader in the country. 8.Miss Piggy MANITOBA The Curtiss C-46, owned by Lamb Air was nicknamed Miss Piggy because of the massive amount of cargo she could hold. 7. Micronesia 6.Zhukovsky RUSSIA […]

Boeing Unveils Design For Hypersonic Passenger Plane

BOEING has unveiled a new hypersonic airliner capable of flying from New York to London in two hours – and that is nearly three times faster than Concorde. The unnamed aircraft is theoretically capable of flying at speeds of Mach 5 – which is nearly 4,000mph. Boeing’s new plane would be able to cruise at 95,000ft, which is also 30,000ft higher than Concorde. […]