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Military Aviation

This Shot Of An Aggressors F-16 In The Star Wars Canyon Shows The Difference Between Heat And Shock Wave Distortion

This image of an Aggressors F-16 provides an opportunity to see heat distortion "at work" and compare it to shock wave distortion. Here's another stunner. The image in this post…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 26, 2018
F-35

Check Out This Shot Of An F-35 Flying Through The Star Wars Canyon Generating Shock Wave Light Distortion

What makes this shot really amazing is the distortion caused by the modified index of refraction around the aircraft as a consequence of the shock waves. "Star Wars Canyon" (aka…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 23, 2018
Military Aviation

Whiteman AFB Has Released A Short Clip That Shows A B-2 Dropping Two 30,000-Pound GBU-57 Bunker Buster Bombs

Last year we found rare footage of a Spirit stealth bomber dropping a GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator. Here's a clip showing a B-2 dropping two such bombs. As explained in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 21, 2018
Helicopters

“Making A Night Stalker” Is a Rare Insight into The Elite 160th SOAR Nightstalkers

Author Burnett Provides Previously Unpublished Insights into Special Operations Aviation. The best books do several things. They tell a well-paced, compelling story. They bring the reader into the action. In…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
December 21, 2018
Airshows

Kish Air Show: A Rare Opportunity To See The World’s Last Flying F-14 Tomcat Jets In Action. And much more.

F-14 Tomcat and F-4 Phantom Jets Among The Highlights of Iran International Air Show 2018 During the last week of November, Kish island hosted the 9th edition of the Iran…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
December 19, 2018
F-35

First TLP Course To Integrate 5th and 4th Gen. Aircraft Successfully Completed At Amendola Air Base

TLP 18-4 saw the participation of the F-35 Lightning II for the very first time. From Nov. 21 to Dec. 14, more than 900 military from 5 different nations and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 18, 2018
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