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Aviation Safety

That Time A Group Of Photographers Was Blown And Burnt By A B-1B Lancer’s Afterburners At An Airshow

"Beware of Jet Blast" The incident happened on arrival day at RIAT (Royal International Air Tattoo) airshow at RAF Cottesmore airbase, UK, in 2001. Some photographers and aircraft spotters were…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 14, 2013
Helicopters

[Photo] French Tigre attack helicopter supports armored column in Mali flying at ultra low level

The following image shows a French Army Tigre helicopter supporting an armored column on its way to Tessalit, the northernmost location reached so far by the French troops involved in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 13, 2013
Iran

“Our Stealth Fighter Jet is not a mock up” Iran’s Defense Minister says

Even though experts all around the world have already explained why the Qaher 313 stealth fighter jet will never fly unless it is extensively modified and improved, Iran is desperately…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 13, 2013
Mali

Mali Air War: Aerial Refueling Operations

Although it's in French language, the following video released by the French MoD is quite interesting as it shows the FAF C-135FR refueling ops from N'Djamena, Chad. The French tanker…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 12, 2013
F-35

“No way an F-35 will ever match a Typhoon fighter jet in aerial combat” Eurofighter test pilot says

Lockheed Martin claims F-35 kinematics are "better than or equal to" Eurofighter Typhoon. A Eurofighter test pilot disagrees. In an interesting piece by Flight's Dave Majumdar, Billie Flynn, Lockheed test…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 11, 2013
Military Aviation

Thirty Minutes To Choose Your Fighter Jet: How The Shah Of Iran Chose The F-14 Tomcat Over The F-15 Eagle

Why the F-14 Tomcat won over the F-15 Eagle in Iran. Despite all the skepticism about the actual airworthiness of Iran's new stealth fighter "Qaher 313", one thing is certain:…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
February 11, 2013
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