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Military Aviation

Watch this: F-104 Starfighter “missile with a man in it” buzzes people on landing

2,580 F-104 were employed by the air forces of 15 countries in about 50 years. The F-104 represented a huge leap forward for all those countries that passed from old…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 10, 2013
Military Aviation

The fighter jet that can fly as a cargo plane: the F-16 VISTA (Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft)

Born as an in-flight simulator, the F-16 VISTA (Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft) had the task to simulate the performance of the newest fighter jets. The F-16 VISTA was…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
September 10, 2013
China

[Photo] China’s Navy UAV flies close to the disputed Senkaku islands

On Sept. 9, one day after two H-6G maritime strike aircraft had been intercepted by the Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 scrambled from Naha while flying in international airspace…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 9, 2013
Military Aviation

Eurofighter Typhoon celebrates 200,000 flying hours with special markings

On Sept. 8, Eurofighter confirmed that the Eurofighter Typhoon has now achieved more than 200,000 flying hours since the entry-into-service of its worldwide fleet. 719 aircraft on contract, 571 aircraft…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 9, 2013
Military Aviation

This impressive set of photographs will bring you aboard a U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bomber

The following images were taken by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder during a Green Flag - East (GF-E) training mission flown by a Barksdale Air Force Base's 20th…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 9, 2013
China

Chinese bombers skirt Japanese islands. And get intercepted by F-15 fighter jets.

On Sept. 8, two Chinese H-6 bombers, reportedly PLAN (People Liberation Army Navy) H-6Gs, flew in international airspace between the Miyako and Okinawa before returning to the East China Sea.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 9, 2013
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