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Military Aviation

Kelly Johnson Talks About His Greatest Creation, The SR-71 Blackbird, In This Must Watch, Uncut Interview

Enjoy a walkaround of the Blackbird with legendary engineer Kelly Johnson. Clarence Leonard "Kelly" Johnson (February 27, 1910 – December 21, 1990) is one of the most important aircraft design…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 31, 2019
Military Aviation

Wild Rumors Of First Su-57 Export Sale Spread As Details From Earlier “Felon” Crash Emerge

Unofficial reports of Algeria buying Su-57 Felons seem only to distract attention from recent crash of the first production example in Russia. The "news" that Algeria has allegedly “signed a…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 29, 2019
Russia

Russia Deploys Long Range Hypersonic Missile System “Invulnerable to Intercept”.

Avangard Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Claimed to Fly at “Mach 27”, Carries MIRVs (Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles). Russian state news media and credible western news outlets such as the BBC…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
December 28, 2019
Aircraft Carriers

Here Are All The Interesting Things You Can Find In The VFA-102 Diamondbacks 2019 Cruise Video

Stunning cockpit footage aside, there are lots of interesting things in the latest Diamondbacks cruise video. VFA-102 have just released a video that shows what a Strike Fighter Squadron does…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 27, 2019
Military Aviation

The Indian Air Force Has Just Bid Farewell To The MiG-27 “Bahadur” Swing-Wing Fighter

IAF has retired its last "Swing-Wing" fighter. The last Indian Air Force unit to be equipped with the MiG-27, the 29 Squadron / 32nd Wing based at Jodhpur AFS (Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 27, 2019
Military Aviation

Tu-22M3 Backfire Engine’s Transition From Idle to Full Reheat Captured In Stunning Detail

A really interesting video showing the Backfire and its Kuznetsov NK-25 engines at work. The video below is pretty impressive for various reasons. First of all, it provides a detailed…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 26, 2019
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