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Military Aviation

Dissecting The Latest Close Encounter Between U.S. F-22 Raptors And Russian Su-35S Flankers Off Alaska

Let's have a look at what happened in the airspace off Alaska a couple of weeks ago. On the night of May 3, 2017, two Russian nuclear-capable Tu-95MS Bear bombers,…

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David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 15, 2017
Aviation Safety

In Russia’s Chechen Republic, Car’s Dashcam Captured A Helicopter Flying So Low It Almost Hit Cars On Major Highway

Helicopter Low Level Flying, Chechnya style. Filmed by a vehicle's dash camera, the video below shows an Mi-8 Hip helicopter buzzing the cars on the Rostov-Baku highway, near Gudermes in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 14, 2017
Military Aviation

Famous “Miracle On The Hudson” Pilot Takes VIP Ride in Thunderbirds F-16

"Sully" Soars with Thunderbirds. One of the most celebrated pilots in history, former U.S. Airways airline Captain Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger, returned to his Air Force roots when he took…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
May 12, 2017
Military Aviation

This Photo Shows The Damage Caused By A Tanker’s Refueling Boom To The Nose Of An A-10 “Warthog” Aircraft

No, that's not a bullet hole. Taken at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, by U.S. Air Force's Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan, this photo features the A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft 81-0995…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 11, 2017
Aviation

We Have Rented A Cessna 172 And Skirted Area 51 and Nevada Test and Training Range. Here Is How It Went.

We undertook a very unusual trip over Nevada desert. Area 51, a myth in the underworld of conspiracy theories, especially for those who believe in alien spacecrafts, flying saucers, UFOs…

Vincent Vagner Vincent Vagner
May 10, 2017
Military Aviation

Russian Victory Day Rehearsal Flyover In Moscow Produces Spectacular Images

Flyover Cancelled on Parade Day Due to Weather, But Rehearsal was Interesting and Impressive. May 9, 2017 A structural silence cloaks Red Square today. Cold humidity hangs over expansive rows…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
May 10, 2017
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