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. […]

Watch: Arctic Thunder Open House 2018!

B-roll of aerial acts Kent Pietsch, The “Rock and Roll” Will Allen and Greg Colyer in the T-33 Ace Maker dazzle the Friday crowd during Arctic Thunder Open House 2018. This biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, is one of the largest in the state and one of the premier aerial demonstrations in […]

Watch: HC-130 Hercules Air Crew Spots Five Boaters in the Water Clinging to Debris

An Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules air crew spots five boaters in the water clinging to debris after their boat capsized 22 miles west of Anclote Island, Florida, June 28, 2018. A Station Sand Key 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew transported the boaters to shore with no reported injuries. Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley […]