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Aviation Safety

French Rafale Hits Power Lines During Low Altitude Training Flight

The damaged Rafale aircraft landed safely ten minutes later. No casualties were reported on the ground. A Rafale of the Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace (French Air and Space…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
February 19, 2021
Aircraft Carriers

Italian Navy Cavour Aircraft Carrier Arrived At Naval Station Norfolk In Preparation For The F-35B Certification

The Cavour will test its recent upgrades with the F-35B during six weeks of sea trials, followed by the carrier qualification of the first Italian Naval Aviators with the new…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
February 19, 2021
Aircraft Carriers

This Is The Most Detailed Walkaround Tour Of A Blue Angels F/A-18C Hornet We’ve Ever Seen

Walkaround videos are great. This one, featuring a Legacy F/A-18C Hornet of the Blue Angels, is simply amazing. Lcdr Jerry "JD" Deren is a former U.S. Navy pilot. He spent…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 18, 2021
Military Aviation

The U.S. Air Force Has Started To Divest the B-1 Bomber Fleet With First BONE Retired At The Boneyard

The first B-1 "BONE" bomber has flown to the Boneyard. The U.S. Air Force has kicked off the divestment of the B-1 Lancer fleet on Feb. 17, 2021. The first…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 18, 2021
Italian Air Force

Tales From The Cockpit: The “Pad of Shame”

How to shame a wannabe test pilot. 41°39’31.9068”N 12°26’31.8372”E: these are the geographic coordinates of the infamous “Pad of Shame”. If you plot them on Google Map, they will take…

Fabio Consoli Fabio Consoli
February 18, 2021
Drones

Russia Working To Integrate S-70 Okhotnik UCAVs In Su-57 Felon Squadrons

Russian MOD is developing the manned-unmanned teaming concept integrating Su-57 Felons and S-70 Okhotnik UCAVs. The Russian MOD Is working on the idea of integrating the S-70 Okhotnik-B (or "Hunter-B")…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
February 17, 2021
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