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Aviation Safety

The (somehow) unusual diversion of a US-bound Airbus 330 amid US Embassies threat

On Aug. 7, 2013, a Delta Airlines A.330-300, flying as DAL099 from Paris Charles De Gaulle to Detroit diverted to Amsterdam after experiencing an inflight problem. The civil plane, N814NW…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 8, 2013
Aircraft Carriers

MiG-29K fighter jets to be tested on the Russian aircraft carrier refurbished for Indian Navy

According to the information relased by the Sevmash, shipyard testing of the refurbished Russian-made aircraft carrier flight deck with the participation of MiG-29K aircraft is to start in the following…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
August 8, 2013
Military Aviation

A-7 Corsair II and the VAL program: how a multiservice aircraft should be developed

There are several examples of combat aircraft that were born with the aim to serve in two or three different services of the same nation in aviation history. Usually, these…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
August 7, 2013
Helicopters

This cool photo reminds Apocalypse Now’s helicopter attack with Ride of the Valkyries

The image in this post was taken from an EH101 "Merlin" of the Portuguese Air Force during exercise Hot Blade 2013. Two EH101  (AW.101) helicopters of the 751 Squadron "Pumas",…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 6, 2013
Military Aviation

This is one of the coolest Eurofighter Typhoon images I’ve ever seen

This is one of those photographs that don't need much comments. Taken from the backseat of a RAF Eurofighter Typhoon the fish-eye image literally brings you aboard the multi-role fighter…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 6, 2013
Aviation Safety

Why do mid-air collisions between fighter jets occur?

"Two F-16C Falcon single seat aircraft, assigned to the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard, were involved in a mid-air collision Aug. 1. The aircraft were on a routine night…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 5, 2013
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