482 such planes have crashed in 30 years. There is someone risking a lot more than F-22 pilots.
As already explained in a previous post, there's a very small number of U.S. combat pilots who have asked not to fly the F-22 Raptor fighter jets, or to be…
Soyuz spacecraft's search and rescue helicopters
Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft with Expedition 30 crew members landed at Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Apr. 27, 2012, when the capsule brought Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineers Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly…
You won't believe it: UK considered bringing back one aircraft carrier and the Harrier for Libya
Can you remember the famous possible, reportedly imminent, UK's U-turn on the F-35 version that we already discussed here? It looks like another resounding decision could have been reversed during…
The (not-so) secret Air Force One trip to Afghanistan
Hiding a large aircraft is not easy. If such plane is the world's most famous Boeing 747, the undertaking will be even more challenging. As you already know by now,…
This picture proves the importance of fighter jets camouflage schemes for survival
Although the majority of modern combat planes sport overall grey color schemes, there are still some scenarios where (pretty cool) camouflage color schemes are still important for survival. Look at…
Here we go again: second China's J-20 stealth fighter prototype getting ready for first flight
The second prototype of the Chengdu J-20 fifth generation stealth fighter, coded 2002, could soon fly along the first one, coded 2001, that has been involved in the testing activities since…
