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Military Aviation

Video shows how enormous C-5 Galaxy’s 28-wheel landing gear system works

The huge C-5 Galaxy features a unique tricycle-type landing gear system consisting of a total of 28 wheels. As already explained, this fine piece of machinery is made of four…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 17, 2013
Military Aviation

Last SR-71 Blackbird engine test in full afterburner at Edwards Air Force Base

"To experience a J58 in full burner close up and personal is hard to describe. Picture a gigantic blow torch, 40 inches in diameter, putting out a blue-yellow-orange flame over…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 17, 2013
Russia

New image of a Russian Tu-22M Backfire with cruise missile emerges

Not many images showing the KH-22, a large, long-range cruise missile developed by the Soviet Union to target U.S. Navy aircraft carriers with a conventional or nuclear warhead, can be…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 16, 2013
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Hacker Releases kit to make Aerial Drone capable to Hijack other flying Drones

Few days ago, famous hacker Samy Kamkar (the author of a Javascript exploit that forced MySpace.com offline in 2005) released on his website the software and the hardware specifications needed…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 16, 2013
Military Aviation

Hawaii’s F-22 Raptors denied request to perform traditional Pearl Harbor flyover

Even though they have been part of the Pearl Harbor ceremonies since decades, this year's traditional flyover was not performed because of the restrictions "on all kinds of flyovers across…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 15, 2013
Military Aviation

The impressive sight of the Blue Angels flyover at the NCAA Army-Navy game

On Dec. 14, 2013, the kickoff of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football game between the U.S. Naval Academy (Navy) and the U.S. Military Academy (Army) at Lincoln Financial…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 14, 2013
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