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Aviation Safety

Risk Of Thunderstorms Prevented Dutch F-35s From Escorting U.S. B-52 During Allied Sky Mission

The Royal Netherlands Air Force had announced the participation of the F-35s in the one-day exercise. But the risk of thunderstorm forced the Koninklijke Luchtmacht to cancel the participation of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 22, 2020
Italian Air Force

The Italian Air Force Further Expands FARP Capability Testing With Airdrop Of Fuel Containers From C-27J

The Aeronautica Militare considers FARP (Forward Arming and Refueling Point) a crucial capability to support both Special Operations and civilian Search and Rescue missions. The Italian Air Force has recently…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 22, 2020
Aviation Safety

Check Out This Slow Motion Video Of A NACES Ejection Seat Test Out of the Martin-Baker’s Meteor Aircraft

Interesing video shows the Mk14 ejection seat, more commonly known as SJU17A and NACES (Navy Aircrew Common Ejection Seat), in service in the F/A-18 and T-45 Goshawk, at work. Martin-Baker…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 21, 2020
Military Aviation

Chilean “Pampa Tigers” Perform Rare Elephant Walk With Ten F-16s Carrying (Inert) Air-to-Air Missiles

In conjunction with its 71st anniversary, Chilean Air Force Group N°7, nicknamed “Pampa Tigers”, performed a readiness drill with its F-16AM/BM MLU at Cerro Moreno Air Force Base (SCFA). This…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 21, 2020
Military Aviation

Swiss F/A-18D Hornet Sports Markings For MQM-178 Target Drone Kill With AIM-120C-7 During Tests in Sweden

The aerial target was shot down with an AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM during tests carried out by two F/A-18s at the Vidsel Range. In September 2018, the Swiss Air Force sent two…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 20, 2020
Airshows

How Can An Air Show Be Organized In The COVID 19 Era? The Case Of Leszno Antidote Airshow 2020

We spoke with the organizers of the only air show in Poland this year. The "Antidote Air Show" held during the last weekend of August, has been the only international…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
September 20, 2020
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