F-35B first landing on USS Wasp – video with background music to mask noise level?
On Oct. 3, the F-35B test aircraft BF-2, piloted by Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Fred Schenk, performed the first at-sea vertical landing on USS Wasp's (LHD 1) flight deck.…
On Board ‘Nave Duilio’, A Modern Anti-Air Warfare Destroyer
We visited Nave Duilio, a modern AAW Destroyer. According to the US DoD, the term "Anti-Air Warfare" is used to indicate the action required to destroy or reduce to an…
Laser strike against a Police helicopter caught on tape
Using a laser pointer against an aircraft is never a good idea and it can lead to an immediate arrest, especially if you strike a Police helicopter equipped with an…
Sion airshow: warbirds, aerobatic display teams and the usual MMRCA contenders
The Eurofighter Typhoon and the Dassault Rafale combat planes haven't missed a chance to display their capabilities during the last year. Aero India 2011, Le Bourget, Royal International Air Tattoo,…
The mysterious E-6B orbits over UK on the night Osama Bin Laden was killed
The first thing I did when Lee Armstrong told me to give a try to Planefinder's new search feature was to look for some E-6Bs, which are among the most…
Could a satellite falling to Earth hit an airplane?
If you live below the red line in one of the two images below, please consider the 0,9% probability that one of the 26 pieces of debris (from 0,6 to…
