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Aviation Safety

That Time A B-52H Stratofortress Bomber Lost Its Tail Over New Mexico But Managed To Land 6 Hours Later.

The story of the first and only B-52H Stratofortress's tailless landing! On Jan. 10, 1964, Boeing civilian test pilot Chuck Fisher and his three man crew launched from Wichita, Kansas,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 11, 2021
Military Aviation

MBDA SPEAR 3 Selected As The British F-35B’s Primary Air-to-Ground Weapon

The new SPEAR 3 next-generation network enabled missile will allow the Lightning Force to perform cost efficient stand-off, high precision attacks with low chance of collateral damage. The United Kingdom…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
January 11, 2021
Military Aviation

The Only Two B-52 Bombers To Be Resurrected From The “Boneyard” Undergoing PDM Together At Tinker AFB

"Ghost Rider" and "Wise Guy", the two only two B-52 Stratofortress bombers to be resurrected from the Arizona desert have been undergoing programmed depot maintenance, before returning to Minot Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 9, 2021
Weapons

U.S. Air Force F-16 Released Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs During First-Ever Collaborative Weapons Demo

The F-16 released two Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs (CSDBs) for the first time ever during a demo last month. However, due to a software glitch, the weapons impacted a fail-safe…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 8, 2021
Aircraft Carriers

CDR John “Bug” Roach: A Legendary Fighter Pilot And Probably The Greatest LSO (Landing Signal Officer) Ever

If you have an interest in Naval Aviation, you must have heard about Commander John "Bug" Roach. Few days ago, the Facebook page of the National Naval Aviation Museum posted…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 7, 2021
M-346
Military Aviation

Greece And Israel Will Establish A Joint Flight School With T-6 Texan II And M-346 Master Trainer Aircraft

The new Flight School will be built and operated by Elbit at Kalamata Air Base, where the Hellenic Air Force currently train its pilots on the T-6A Texan II and…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
January 7, 2021
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