Let’s Talk About The B-52 Strategic Bomber’s Characteristic “Skin Wrinkles”
Skin buckling is more a structural design feature than a sign of aging. Last week we published an interesting image captured by aviation photographer Zdenek Cerny on Sept. 18, 2017,…
Watch Elite 160th SOAR Night Stalkers MH-47Gs and MH-60Ms Perform Night Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling
Night HAAR (Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling) is one of the key capabilities of the elite U.S. Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. The 160th SOAR is a highly-specialized combat aviation unit…
We Tell You The Story Behind This Extremely Rare Two-Ship U-2 Dragon Lady Formation Flight
The rare formation is also known as “The Double Deuce.” The majority of the strategic ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) platforms operate as single-ships: the "recce" aircraft is launched from its…
Maj. Andrew “Dojo” Olson’s Last Flight As F-35 Demo Team Pilot at Nellis AFB.
Olson and F-35 Demo Team Helped Change Minds About Joint Strike Fighter. A previous version of this article mistakenly referred to Andrew Olson as a Capt. but he was promoted…
First Look at The New “Wraith” Aggressor F-16 In Action at Nellis AFB Thrills Crowds.
“Wraith”, The Crowd-Sourced Color Scheme Aggressor F-16 Thrills Crowds at Nellis. Aviation enthusiasts from around the world got their first chance to see the new “Wraith” color scheme aggressor F-16…
Check Out This Shot Of A U.S. Army AH-64 Pilot Wearing an MPU-6(V)/P Chemical-Biological Protective Mask
The MPU-6(V)/P is needed to protect Apache pilots and aircrews from chemical and biological agents. An interesting image showing a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache aircrew wearing a Joint Service Aircrew…
