Watch: Lightning Bolt Strikes An F/A-18C Hornet Flying Through The Clouds
A Kuwaiti Air Force F/A-18 Hornet is hit by a lightning strike while flying through the clouds. The following video is pretty impressive. It shows an F/A-18C being hit by…
No, They Probably Weren’t Secret Navy SEALS in the President’s Christmas Video.
Mainstream Media Caught in Case of Mistaken Identity in Christmas Twitter Video. News stories around the world on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018 reported that the U.S. President “… may have…
This Shot Of An Aggressors F-16 In The Star Wars Canyon Shows The Difference Between Heat And Shock Wave Distortion
This image of an Aggressors F-16 provides an opportunity to see heat distortion "at work" and compare it to shock wave distortion. Here's another stunner. The image in this post…
Check Out This Shot Of An F-35 Flying Through The Star Wars Canyon Generating Shock Wave Light Distortion
What makes this shot really amazing is the distortion caused by the modified index of refraction around the aircraft as a consequence of the shock waves. "Star Wars Canyon" (aka…
Whiteman AFB Has Released A Short Clip That Shows A B-2 Dropping Two 30,000-Pound GBU-57 Bunker Buster Bombs
Last year we found rare footage of a Spirit stealth bomber dropping a GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator. Here's a clip showing a B-2 dropping two such bombs. As explained in…
“Making A Night Stalker” Is a Rare Insight into The Elite 160th SOAR Nightstalkers
Author Burnett Provides Previously Unpublished Insights into Special Operations Aviation. The best books do several things. They tell a well-paced, compelling story. They bring the reader into the action. In…
