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Happy BURNER FRIDAY, everyone! This rendition of our favorite Friday activity was submitted to us by a member of our community currently deployed in support of contingency operations overseas. An absolutely spectacular image, it captures a Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle with all five stages of afterburner lit in front of a beautiful sunset. This is a […]
If you’ve never shot photographs at NAF El Centro before, you’ve certainly missed out on one of the most exhilarating experiences of any aviation photographer’s career. It’s not that you’re within sight of the runway. It’s not that you’re within a stone’s throw of the runway. You are literally….right there. Don’t misunderstand. We have never […]
Hello Fighter Sweep Fans! It’s that day again and we hope you have enjoyed blue skies and tailwinds this week. On this edition of Burner Friday we’re giving more love to the mighty Boeing F-15 and another Eagle operator that is no longer with us. The ‘Fighting Crows’ of the 60 Fighter Squadron were based […]
A Boeing F-15D Eagle from the 390 FS pulls into the vertical during a “quick climb” departure. The F-15 is a twin engine, high performance, all weather air superiority fighter. First flown in July 1972, the Eagle entered USAF inventory in November 1974. It was the first U.S. fighter to have engine thrust greater than the […]
Rhino. Double Ugly. The Phantom. It’s the aircraft proving an old adage: “Even a brick will fly if you put a powerful enough engine on it!” During the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps were ALL flying different variants of this iconic McDonnell Douglas design. There’s just something magical […]
The Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor. It is the most feared combat aircraft ever designed by man. A product of Boeing and Lockheed-Martin, powered by immensely powerful Pratt & Whitney engines, it is a fifth-generation fighter combining the ability to supercruise–that is, achieve supersonic flight without the use of afterburner, low-observable characteristics (read: STEALTH), along with advanced […]
This amazing moment was captured by Jonathan Derden during the evening performance of the 2008 NAS Oceana Airshow. It features a Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor flown by then-Major Paul “Max” Moga, F-22 Demonstration Team pilot, during a high-speed pass with a spectacular sunset in the background. Happy Friday, everyone!
Jason Hyatt photographed this Lockheed-Martin F-16CJ from the 79th Fighter Squadron taking off from Eielson Air Force Base. Burner Friday!
A United Arab Emirates Air Force Mirage 2000-9 taking off in full afterburner from Nellis Air Force Base during a Red Flag exercise.
A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J from 306 Hikotai blazes away from Eielson AFB, Alaska during a Red Flag-Alaska 13-3 mission. —– Happy Friday, FighterSweep fans! Here’s today’s installment of our ever-popular “Burner Friday” featured photo. Thanks for taking a look and we hope you enjoy! – Jonathan
Today we give you the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, named after its WWII-era ground attack predecessor, the P-47 Thunderbolt. The A-10 is the aircraft most requested by JTACs, the one whose BRRRRRPPPPP of its gun has a profound psychological effect on both enemies and friendlies alike, and the one that specializes in protecting said friendlies whenever […]
Let me give you my completely biased opinion: the Lockeed-Martin C-130 Hercules is THE greatest American airplane ever built. It’s not pretty and it’s not glamorous. It’s a down and dirty, get-the-job-done, blue-collar working person’s airplane. To commemorate the 60th anniversary of its maiden flight on 23 August 1954, here are the top six reasons why […]
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Have you ever tried to wear a fleece hoodie in bad weather? We don’t recommend it. That’s why we founded BÆRSkin in 2019 – to create the world’s best outdoor gear that’s just as comfortable at home as it is durable outdoors. “Bad fitting, bulky, and boring” is how we felt about 1000’s of regular fleece hoodies we tested.
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