Thunderbirds Wow Las Vegas With Tribute Flight to Healthcare Workers in COVID-19 Crisis.
Rare Flyover Of Las Vegas Included Passes Over Hospitals and First Responders. The U.S. Air Force flight demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, performed an inspiring flyover of the greater Las Vegas…
U.S. and Russian Media Depict Starkly Different Narratives of Russian Navy Il-38N Intercept By Alaskan F-22s.
Intercept Likely Related to Planned Russian Exercise in Primorye/Kamchatka Areas. As reported in international media, U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors supported by KC-135 Stratotankers and E-3 AWACS aircraft responded to…
Vintage Air Force Video Explains F-16 Fighting Falcon’s EPU Hydrazine Hazards
Hydrazine is a colorless liquid that feeds the electrical systems and the EPU (Emergency Power Unit) as part of a backup power system on the F-16. And it can be…
Report Released on French Rafale Passenger’s Accidental Ejection Reveals Both Human And Technical Failures
Civilian Passenger on Incentive Flight Accidentally Ejected Himself, Report Says. You may recall an unusual incident from Mar. 20, 2019, when a civilian passenger riding in a two-seat Armée de…
Photos Of An A-10C After A Belly Landing Are A Reminder Of Another Key Feature of The Warthog: Its Main Landing Gear
Images of a Thunderbolt II on the tarmac after a gear-up landing at Moody AFB, prove how the jet's Main Landing Gear (MLG) design contributes to make the attack aircraft…
The New HH-60W Jolly Green II Undertook Extreme Testing In A Frozen Chamber in the Climatic Lab At Eglin AFB
The U.S. Air Force’s new CSAR (combat search and rescue) helicopter experienced temperature extremes from 120 to minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit as well as torrential rain during the month of…
