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Military Aviation

Is Star Wars Canyon, America’s Plane Spotting Jewel, At Risk Of Overuse?

We Visited "Jedi Transition" to Learn If the Best Low-Flying Area in the U.S. Is in Danger. It is the African big game safari, the Mt. Everest and the Louvre…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 17, 2017
Military Aviation

Russia Unveils New Tu-160M2 Strategic Super Bomber Update

The Newest Version of the Massive Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack Was Rolled-Out This Week. Russia has rolled out the latest upgrade of the world’s largest supersonic strategic bomber, the Tupolev Tu-160M2…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 16, 2017
Helicopters

These Photos Show U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Supporting The Fight Against ISIS With New Counter IR Missile Systems

Here are some interesting shots of U.S. Army attack choppers equipped with LAIRCM. U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack choppers supporting the fight against Daesh in Syria and Iraq have received…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 16, 2017
Military Aviation

We Have Flown in Textron’s Scorpion Jet. Here’s What We Have Learned.

The Scorpion is the iPhone X of Military Aviation. To many, the Textron Aviation Defense LLC Scorpion is an enigma. Though it has capability overlap, the Scorpion is not a…

Todd Miller Todd Miller
November 16, 2017
Aviation Safety

That Time An X-15 Rocket Plane Entered Hypersonic Spin At Mach 5 And Broke Apart Killing USAF Test Pilot.

U.S. Air Force test pilot Maj. Michael J. Adams was killed during X-15 Flight 191 on Nov. 15, 1967. The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft 50 ft…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 15, 2017
Military Aviation

Check Out These Photos Of A Mysterious F-117 Under Protective Cover On A Trailer On Route 95 South Of Creech AFB, Nevada, Yesterday

What appears to be an F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jet was spotted yesterday on the road south of Creech AFB, Nevada. The above composite image was obtained by merging two screenshots…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 14, 2017
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