AgustaWestland unveils Project Zero, the world’s first electric powered unmanned tilt-rotor aircraft
The aircraft is built in the tilt-rotor technology, with rotors that can be rotated 90 degrees in order to change configuration from VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) to conventional,…
Red Flag’s “Red Air”: Badass F-15 and F-16 Aggressor fighter jets at Nellis Air Force Base
The Aggressors’ F-15s and F-16s are the most famous and very well known planes of the Nellis' 57th Wing. These combat planes with Air Force’s 64th and 65th AGRS (Aggressor…
How many F-16 jets can you count in this photograph?
This image, sent to me by Ulaşcan Yüksel, shows an impressive lineup of Turkish Air Force F-16C fighter planes on an airbase in Turkey. I think 31 "Vipers" (F-16's nickname…
“F-35 super stealth plane will get pilots shot down in aerial combat” new leaked report says
According to an article published by the Washington Times, the F-35A, the Conventional Take Off and Landing version of the Joint Strike Fighter, would be defeated in aerial combat because…
What happens if a drone hits your plane midair? Here’s a detailed analysis
On Mar. 4, 2013, at approximately 1:15 p.m. LT, the pilot of Alitalia Flight AZ608, a Boeing 777 registered "EI-ISE", flying from Rome Fiumicino to New York John F. Kennedy…
Failure or Omen? White smoke escaped from the Pope’s helicopter just after Benedict XVI’s final flight
White smoke escaping through a small chimney visible from St. Peter's Square is traditionally used to announce the world the election of a new pope following a successful vote by…
