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World Exclusive: U.S. Navy MQ-8B Firescout drone copter returns to service after grounding. And conducts Dual Air Vehicle operations too.

Following two unrelated operational mishaps with the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, in April 2012, the U.S. Navy temporarily suspended flight operations for 14 air vehicles in inventory while reviewing…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 19, 2012

B-52 "cart-start" and Minimum Interval Take-Off (MITO)

The rapid launch of 17 B-52 Stratofortresses, that was the highlight of Constant Vigilance exercise held at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, on Jun, 11, 2012 was just the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 19, 2012
Military Aviation

Naval Aviation as you've never seen it. Some of the coolest pictures of the U.S. Navy hardware at work

The amount of positive feedbacks I've received after publishing an article about aircraft carrier's recovery operations, proves that Naval Aviation is one of the aircraft enthusiasts' most loved subjects. Although…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 19, 2012

Video: First F-35 Carrier Variant night flight. With heavy afterburner usage.

After the first cool images, here's the video of the F-35C test plane CF-2 during the first night flight on Jun. 13. http://youtu.be/ODtINLhwWYM As seen when the F-35A made its…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 18, 2012
Aircraft Carriers

Negative Ghost Rider, the pattern is full: Aircraft carrier’s recovery procedures

The top image shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Dambusters" of VFA-195 as it flies over the USS George Washington (CVN 73) aircraft carrier. The photograph is not only…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 18, 2012
Military Aviation

Rapid launch exercise at Minot AFB: 17 B-52 heavy bombers take off in sequence to test mission readiness

A 17-ship rapid launch from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, was the highlight of Constant Vigilance, an exercise held on June 11, 2012 to test the B-52H Stratofortress force's…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 18, 2012
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