Todd Miller, Author at The Aviationist

Rare insight into F-22 Raptor vs T-38 Talon aerial combat training at Langley

November 26, 2014 Todd Miller

This is how F-22 fighter pilots train to improve their air-to-air skills. The venerable T-38 Talon which first flew in 1959 (production ceased in 1972) has found new life as an adversary aircraft used to […]

[Photo] Ukrainian Antonov An-124 cargo visits NAF El Centro, California

September 5, 2014 Todd Miller

An An-124 recently visited at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro to load British Chinooks for their return to the UK. On Aug. 14, an Antonov 124 of the “Antonov Design Bureau” (Ukraine’s state-owned company […]

An unusual view of Exercise Red Flag at Night, from Nevada Desert

August 14, 2014 Todd Miller

The night operations have become a mainstay of Red Flag. Given most modern air campaigns begin with night operations, these Red Flag exercises are a valuable training opportunity for pilots and crews to safely experience […]

Hunting Red Flag Air Traffic from Coyote Summit

June 19, 2014 Todd Miller

There is a place not far from Area 51, where you can get some really cool pictures of Red Flag participants. As an aviation enthusiast I grew up with camera in hand seeking hard to […]