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Military Aviation

F-22 cleared to fly soon: "….and if you feel faint, please take note of the flight parameters before you eject"

In an interview to Air Force Magazine , U.S. Air Force chief of staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said that the F-22 Raptor will probably be flying soon. The fleet of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 1, 2011
Aviation

Muammar Gaddafi's Airbus 340 vs Donald Trump's Boeing 757

As I've explained in my last Debrief about the war in Libya Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 138 – 161) after fighting hard for Tripoli IAP (International Airport),…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 29, 2011

"Impressive fireball" or "meteorite" in Cuzco Peru – looks like an airplane to me

TV news reports and Youtube have been showing the footage, recorded at Cuzco, Peru, on Aug. 25, 2011, of an "impressive", "incredible", meteorite falling from the sky. Some reports refer…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 28, 2011
Military Aviation

F-22 temporarily cleared to fly as all US East coast airbases evacuate jets as Hurricane Irene approaches

The USAF has temporarily lifted the grounding order of the F-22 based at Langley AFB, Va., which have been grounded since may due to the safety concerns over On-Board Oxygen…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 26, 2011
Aviation

Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 138 – 161)

Tom Cooper has contributed to this report. Previous debriefings: Archive Unlike all the reports I've written since April, this one comes in days of renewed interest about the current situation…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 26, 2011
Aircraft Carriers

Guess what’s worse than a flameout on take off? A flameout on catapult launch from an aircraft carrier

A quite embarrassing episode marked the end of MAKS 2011 air show on Aug. 21, at Ramenskoye air base, near Moscow. The Sukhoi PAK-FA/T-50, Russia's 5th generation fighter plane, was…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 22, 2011
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