HUD Footage Of An F/A-18 Hornet Performing +600 knots, 7.4G Carrier Break For Trap Landing
Here are some interesting details you need to know about fast carrier breaks. The following HUD video was filmed from the cockpit of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet during a…
Aviation Photographer Frank Crebas Talks About Camera Choice, Air-to-Air Techniques And Backseat Experiences
In a great Live Story on Instagram, Master Photographer Crebas talked to The Aviationist Founder David Cenciotti. If you’ve seen a breathtaking aerial photo of an F-35 Lightning II, chances…
Upgraded UH-60V Black Hawk completes Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E)
This upgrade will give the legacy UH-60L the same glass cockpit configuration of the new UH-60M. The U.S. Army has recently completed Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) of the…
“Let’s Talk About Engine Fires and Bold Face Procedures”: Fighter Pilot Comments Recent MiG-31 Crash
Having a fire on board is one of worst emergency conditions for a combat pilot. As we have already reported here at The Aviationist, a Kazakh MiG-31 “Foxhound” supersonic jet…
493rd Fighter Squadron Awarded The 2019 Raytheon Trophy as USAF’s Top Air Superiority Squadron
It’s the fourth straight year that the trophy is awarded to one of the squadrons based at RAF Lakenheath. The U.S. Air Force 493rd Fighter Squadron “Grim Reapers”, the only…
German MoD Confirms The Intention To Buy a Mixed Fleet of 45 F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler Aircraft
U.S. Secretary of Defense has been officially informed about the acquisition program by his German counterpart in an e-mail last week. About one month ago, we reported about the German…
