China Launches First Domestically Built Aircraft Carrier
New Carrier Continues Expansion of Chinese Expeditionary Capability. China launched its first domestically produced aircraft carrier earlier for sea trials this week at the northeastern port of Dalian, in the south…
Bell V-280 Valor Conducts First Cruise Mode Test Flight as Program Advances
Second Milestone in 30 Days as New Light Tiltrotor Progresses to Max Speed Test. Bell’s V-280 Valor light tiltrotor aircraft has flown in level flight with its tiltrotors in the…
Polish Air Force’s 100th Anniversary – Part III: Polish Aviation Industry
Polish Aviation Industry explained. The Early Days Aviation became present in the territory which was to become Poland once it reached Europe. Those two things happened simultaneously. The Poles who…
NATO Tiger Meet begins in Poznan – Arrivals Last Weekend
Last weekend we spent some time shooting the arrivals for the NATO Tiger Meet exercise that is taking place at the Krzesiny airbase in Poznan. NTM 18, involving 70 jets,…
Hellenic Air Force F-16s (Including A Brand New Special Color) Visit Aviano Air Base On Their Way To NATO Tiger Meet in Poland
Four Hellenic Air Force Vipers made a fuel stop in Italy on their way to Poznan, Poland. NATO Tiger Meet is an annual exercise that gathers squadrons sporting Tiger (or…
That Time An F-14 Was Blown Off The Flight Deck By Another Tomcat
This is why aircraft carriers have JBD (Jet Blast Deflectors). The videos below show an incident that occurred aboard USS Independence (CV-62) in 1995. On Apr. 18, 1995 a VF-21…
