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Aviation Safety

The Fatal Crash of XV-5A Vertifan That Lead to The F-35B and V-22 Tiltrotor

Obscure XV-5A Vertifan Was The “Mistake” That Preceded Tiltrotors Like Osprey. It was a gateway design to both the F-35B STOVL (Short Take-Off and Verical Landing) variant and the V-22…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
October 5, 2020
Military Aviation

Let’s Have A Look At The GBU-39 SDB And APKWS Markings Sported By The F-16s Of The 510th FS “Buzzards”

Several spotters have noticed interesting weapon markings on some of the Buzzards "Vipers" deployed to the UK. Last week, the F-16s of the 31st Fighter Wing, from Aviano Air Base,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 5, 2020
Military Aviation

ATAC Selected To Provide Adversary Training At Eglin Air Force Base

This contract adds to the other two awarded to the company for training at Luke and Holloman Air Force Bases As we reported in the past, the U.S. Air Force…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 4, 2020
Drones

Let’s Talk About The First Captive Test Of First Air-Launched and Air-Retrievable Unmanned Aerial System

The Drone, Called Sparrowhawk, Is A Demonstrator That Replicates Technologies Of The DARPA Gremlins Program. General Atomics (GA-ASI) recently announced the first captive carry test of the Sparrowhawk Small Unmanned…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 3, 2020
Airshows

A Behind The Scenes Look At The Preparation For Arsenal of Democracy Flyover Scrubbed Due To Weather

Over 65 WWII warbirds were gathered for the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover of Washington DC but the weather did not cooperate. After years of preparation, the 2020 Arsenal of Democracy…

Randy Jennings Randy Jennings
October 2, 2020
Aviation Safety

Canadian CH-149 Cormorant Helicopter Damaged By A Curious Polar Bear

The episode happened after the crew had to divert because of adverse weather and the helicopter was parked at a remote airfield. An unusual incident happened on Sept. 16, 2020,…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 2, 2020
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