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Military Aviation

“Yesterday we had Raptor salad for lunch” Typhoon pilot said after dogfighting with the F-22 at Red Flag Alaska

Although a Royal Air Force Typhoon took part in the daily air display, the most interesting thing at Farnborough International Airshow 2012 was the opportunity to get some more details…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 13, 2012
Aviation Safety

MV-22B Osprey tilt rotor aircraft makes emergency landing in North Carolina

Although under some circumstances a successful emergency landing is usually not a big deal and it's a rather frequent episode in military aviation, I thought that some of the readers…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 13, 2012
Aviation Safety

Farnborough 2012: Boeing MV-22B tiltrotor aircraft attracts spectators as Marines claim "human factor" caused Osprey crash in Morocco

Although its flight display is far from being exciting (at least if you compare it with the one of the Super Hornet), the V-22 Osprey, with its tilt moving nacelles,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 13, 2012

Impressive video: Syria flexes muscles with live firing exercise including Mig-29s, Mig-23s, Mig-21s, Su-24s and gunship helicopters

The recent downing of a Turkish RF-4E (provided it was really gunned down or shot down with a SAM and it did not crash because of a technical failure) is…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 12, 2012
Weapons

Photo: Unexploded MBDA PGM-500 500-lb guided bomb "Hakim" blown at Zintan, Libya

An unexploded "Hakim" is blown up by MAG (Mines Advisory Group) at Zintan airfield during a demo last week. Photo credit: MAG The MBDA PGM-500 "Hakim" is a 500-lb guided…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 12, 2012
Aviation

Farnborough 2012 photo: Boeing 787 Dreamliner shows its amazing maneuverability

One of the highlights of Farnborough International Airshow 2012 was the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner in the Qatar Airways colors. The liner took part to the daily air display (until…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 12, 2012
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