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Military Aviation

Crazy videos show Turkish Air Force F-16s flying at very low level among the buildings during military coup

Turkish Air Force F-16s performing show of force low passages over Ankara. With afterburners, nav lights, armament and releasing flares. Both bridges over the Bosphorus have been closed, tanks are…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 16, 2016
Aviation

Watch a DC-10 skirt the mountain tops to fight wildfires in Southern California

Some skills are needed to fly a "wide body" like that! The DC-10 Air Tanker is a standard McDonnell Douglas DC-10 airliner that was converted to carry up to 12,000…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 14, 2016
Military Aviation

This is what the F-22 Raptor stealth jet looks like through the thermal camera of a crime-fighting helicopter

Needless to say, stealth does not mean "invisible"... The above image was posted by the National Police Air Service helicopter serving the South West of England. It's a screenshot from…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 13, 2016
Aircraft Carriers

This fantastic video celebrates the French Super Etendard attack jets that flew for the last time today

A crazy cool clip to say good-bye to the SEM (Super Étendard Modernise). On Jul. 12, 2016, the French Super Étendard Modernise of the Marine Nationale (French Navy) was retired…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 12, 2016
F-35

F-35 pilot explains how he dominated dogfights against multiple A-4 aggressors. Every time.

Air Combat in the F-35, a new chapter in the saga. In March 2016, we published an article written by Major Morten “Dolby” Hanche, a Royal Norwegian Air Force experienced pilot with…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 11, 2016
Helicopters

Intense video shows the moment a Russian helicopter is downed by ISIS in Syria

The skies over Syria are quite dangerous. On Jul. 9, a Russian Mi-35M helicopter was shot down by Daesh east of Palmyra the Russian MoD reported. The gunship was flying…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 10, 2016
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