[Photo] Aboard USS George H.W. Bush: the aircraft carrier that launched first airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq
These are some action shots from the only photographer to have been on USS George H.W. Bush out in the Gulf few days before it launched the first airstrikes against…
This photo shows how F-22s get rid of external fuel tanks
This is how an F-22 Raptor jettisons drop tanks. Even if it has internal weapons bays, the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter plane relies on unstealthy fuel tanks when it needs…
The story of the pilot who flew the North American X-15 experimental rocket aircraft at the edge of outer space
Designed to study the problems of hypersonic flight, the North American X-15, carrying only 90 seconds worth of fuel could reach Mach 5+ and altitudes between 100K and 300K feet.…
“I was sitting on top of a flying A-6” The story of a lucky Intruder crew member who survived a partial ejection from a KA-6D
These things happen once every some million flights. The KA-6D was a tanker version of the A-6 attack aircraft obtained by converting existing Intruder airframes: radar and bombing equipment were removed and…
[Photo] Croatian MiG-21 experiencing engine fire moments before crashing
Impressive photo shows Croatian Air Force Mig-21 about to crash following engine failure. On Aug. 5, 2014, at around 2:47 PM LT, a Croatian Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed "121"…
Israeli Hermes drone over Gaza with dorsal satellite antenna
A new image coming from Gaza shows an Israeli Hermes UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) carrying two (still unknown) pods and dorsal antenna. Taken over Gaza City on Aug. 3 by…
