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Military Aviation

Photo: F-22 Raptor refuels off the east coast

This cool close up picture shows how an F-22 Raptor appears from the boom operator's windown on a KC-135 Stratotanker of the 756th Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base Andrews Naval…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 16, 2012

"Are you sure to be able to take off with the closed air intakes?": Yakovlev Yak-130 anti-FOD system disorientates Farnborough Tower

During a media briefing held at Farnborough, Irkut's vice-president Konstantin Popovich recounted a funny episode that had occurred during the Yakovlev Yak-130 combat trainer first flight at the Airshow 2012.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 16, 2012
Military Aviation

These are the planes you would use to go in vacation if you were a Sultan: Oman Royal Flight Boeing 747s

Unfortunately, we don't have the images from inside such beauties, but, we can be quite sure that both planes (a Boeing 747-400 and a shorter 747SP) have  luxury interiors worthy…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 16, 2012
Military Aviation

Boeing test flies India’s first Poseidon next generation anti-submarine warfare and maritime patrol aircraft

Jul. 7, 2012 saw the first example of eight Boeing’s P-8I (a variant of the US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon) long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft India has ordered, make…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
July 14, 2012
Military Aviation

Airspace over London now on lock-down: All security measures put in place to protect the Olympic Games

Friday Jul. 13 saw the London Olympics only two weeks away. But the date is a milestone because, at 23.00 local time, the airspace over the southeastern UK eventually came…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
July 14, 2012
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The U.S. Navy aircraft performing this flyover could soon kick some ass in Syria (or elsewhere)

The following picture, taken on Jul. 10, depicts 11 aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as it…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 14, 2012
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