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Military Aviation

Must see: the entire video of the “ultimate selfie” of an F-16 pilot firing a missile

Just in case you thought the photo was a fake. After publishing the famous selfie of the F-16 pilot firing an AIM-9L Sidewinder missile, the Royal Danish Air Force has…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 6, 2014
Military Aviation

[Video] Russian Tunguska Anti-Aircraft Vehicle’s Firing System Goes Awry Almost Kills Everyone

Tunguska anti-aircraft weapon system jammed machine. Footage from different point of views. The following videos show a 9K22 Tunguska anti aircraft weapon system going out of control during live firing…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 5, 2014
Aviation Safety

Awesome video shows C-5 Galaxy performing a nose gear up landing on dry lakebed

C5 Landing Nose Gear Up at Edwards AFB's Dry Lakebed Few days ago we posted the fascinating video of a B-1 bomber performing a nose gear up landing at Rogers…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 5, 2014
Russia

MiG working on a new interceptor, capable of Mach 4

The Russian Armed Forces are working on the Mig-41, a new supersonic  fighter based on the Mig-31 Foxhound. According to the famous experimental pilot Anatoliy Kvochur, the MiG-41 is to be…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
March 5, 2014
Russia

[Video] Russian troops fire shots over the heads of Ukrainian air force personnel

Russian troops fire shots over the heads of Ukrainian air force personnel near occupied airport Belbek Crimea. This video shows the tense moment Russian troops met Ukrainian Air Force soldiers…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 4, 2014
Russia

Twelve Croatian Air Force MiG-21s stuck in Ukraine following Russian invasion

The Russian invasion of Crimea has found some Croatian MiGs in Odessa. According to Croatian media outlets, 12 Croatian Air Force MiG-21 that were sent in Ukraine to undertake maintenance…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 4, 2014
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