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Video: NASA’s F/A18 Hornet extended view of Space Shuttle Endeavour’s flyover Southern California

The following video was filmed by one of the two NASA Dryden’s F/A-18 Hornet jets escorting the space shuttle Endeavour mounted atop Boeing 747 SCA (Shuttle Carrier Aircraft), during its…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 30, 2012
Turkish RF-4E shot down

Pilots of the Turkish RF-4E downed by Syria executed by Assad on Russia’s advice. But new theory raises questions.

Leaked top secret Syrian intelligence documents obtained by Al Arabiya shed light on the fate of the two Turkish Air Force pilots flying the RF-4E that was downed by Damascus…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 29, 2012

New iPhone 5 “Lightning” connector might be incompatible with your airplane

According to Flight Display Systems, iPhone 5's new "Lightning" connector and its taller form-factor could make the new phone and adapters incompatible with existing aircraft iPhone accessories. Even though the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 29, 2012

How many A-10 combat planes can you count in this photo? All of them are deploying to the Middle East…

Although the caption of the following picture reads "more than a dozen A-10 Thunderbolt...." I can count 19 such combat planes belonging to the 354 FS, 355th Fighter Wing from…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 28, 2012

Photo: An F-35A test aircraft flies over Space Shuttle Endeavour at Edwards Air Force Base

On Sept. 21, the space shuttle Endeavour mounted atop a Boeing 747 SCA (Shuttle Carrier Aircraft), from Edwards Air Force Base to Los Angeles International Airport overflying the most iconic…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 27, 2012

[Photo gallery] All the most interesting aircraft of the “Resurgent” Russian Air Force on display

On Aug. 11 and 12, the Russian Air Force celebrated its 100th anniversary with an airshow at Zhukovsky, Moscow. During the three-day air show, President Vladimir Putin said the Russian…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 27, 2012
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