Category: Aviation

If you are around aviation very long you see some wild and crazy things. Here are some of the best. Don’t worry, no one was hurt during filming (or flying). Featured image by video screenshot

Helicopters are amazing machines. They literally seem to be able to defy gravity when they hover in place. Being able to perform this maneuver for prolonged periods of time have made helicopters invaluable in search and rescue, medical transport, and as a weapons platform for military uses. Watch an Amazing Helicopter Rescue Helicopters are great […]

Thursday, a US Navy spokeswoman said the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier may be delivered as soon as April of this year. The ship is the most technologically advanced and most expensive aircraft carrier ever built and represents a new class of carrier called the ‘Ford Class’. Watch the Gerald R. Ford Christening Newport News […]

On January 11, 1988 legendary Marine Corps pilot Gregory “Pappy” Boyington died at the age of 75. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his service during World War II. Pappy Boyington saw his first experiences in combat as a fighter pilot with the Flying Tigers in China flying the P-40 Warhawk. The Flying Tigers […]

The featured photo shows US Air Force F-15s and F-16s flying over burning Kuwaiti oil wells that were set ablaze as Saddam Hussein’s invading Iraqi Army retreated in the closing days of Operation Desert Storm. Below are additional images from Operation Desert Storm Watch Actual Footage of US Army Apache Helicopter Strikes During Desert Storm […]

The Air Force’s super secret and mysterious X-37B space plane has passed a milestone reaching 600 days in Earth orbit on its latest mission. The unmanned X-37B lifted off on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on May 20, 2015 on its fourth mission known as Orbital Test Vehicle-4 (OTV-4). Watch the […]

The US military recently tested a ‘swarm’ of over 100 Perdix micro-drones that were released in the skies over southern California by F-18 Hornets. The drones which are only 11.8 inches (30 cm) long communicate with each other via artificial intelligence and reportedly make decisions together. It is thought that the drones working together in […]

At a time when the future of the A-10 is in doubt the Air Force has decided to upgrade 19 Warthogs to give them improved combat search and rescue capabilities. According to a statement by the Air Force these upgrades were urgent. Watch A-10 Thunderbolt Gun Runs The LARS V-12 is designed to allow A-10 pilots […]

The French Air Force has signed an agreement with Babcock Mission Critical Services France (BMCSF) for future jet pilot training utilizing the Pilatus PC-21 turboprop. The eleven year agreement calls for the purchase of 17 PC-21 aircraft. “We are delighted that our French company will be working as a key support partner on this major […]

A B-52 bomber flying over North Dakota Wednesday had one of its eight engines break apart and fall to the ground. The aircraft landed safely without further incident. The B-52 based out of Minot Air Force Base was not carrying any weapons and was flying in an unpopulated area when the engine fell off. “Earlier […]

According to Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus who flew the F-16 and the F-35, there is no way the older fighters can compete with an F-35. Pleus said that even upgraded Falcons and Hornets will never match an F-35. “You cannot take an airplane like an F-16 and really make it stealthy,” Pleus said in an interview […]

On January 4, 1989 two US Navy F-14’s shot down two Libyan MiG-23’s. The Libyan government of Muammar Gaddafi had drawn a ‘line of death’ in the Gulf of Sidra and declared that anyone crossing it would suffer the consequences. Tensions were already high between the US and Libya as US officials had confronted Libya with accusations […]