Sun n' Fun 2012 air show
Sun 'n Fun is a "Fly-in" and airshow held each annually at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida, usually in April. Participants include pilots flying their own homebuilt, vintage,…
B-2 stealth bomber to get 2 billion dollar upgrades. Including a new email system.
It was announced recently that the U.S. Air Force is to move forward with a ten year +2 billion USD upgrade to the fleet of 21 B-2s; an upgrade of…
Hand Signals: the next step to controlling UAVs on aircraft carriers
The environment you find on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is constantly monitored. The organized chaos of launches, recoveries and taxi takes place in a totally unforgiving environment…
New video: Syrian Air Force Mil Mi-17 using rockets
Filmed on Apr. 3, 2012, the following video (clearly) shows a Syrian Air Force Mil Mi-17 multirole helicopter using one of its rocket launchers during the uprising in Syria. [youtube=http://youtu.be/AMc_xmV-TEY]…
"Airborne Laser Operations will be conducted in the U.S. airspace" NOTAM says. The U.S. still pursuing the YAL-1 project goals?
Brought to my attention by Jared Soergel on The Aviationist Facebook page, the following NOTAM (Notice To Airmen) issued on the FAA website for Indianapolis and Cleveland ARTCC, disseminates the…
Photo: Tornado night take off with full afterburner
Here's what a flight of Italian Tornados taking off from Decimomannu airbase for a night mission looks like. All the images were taken by Giampaolo Mallei on Apr. 2, 2012.…
