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F-35

What this photo of an F-35 in formation with an F-16 of the Thunderbirds says about the controversial JSF

Many have used this  photo to criticize the F-35. The cool shot in this post was shared by the Thunderbirds on their Facebook page. It shows a USAF F-35A forming…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 8, 2016
Military Aviation

“Cyber Tiger”: the brand new Eurofighter Typhoon in special tiger livery

Bavarian Tigers did it again. In anticipation of NATO Tiger Meet 2016 at Saragoza, Spain, the Bavarian Tigers, founded on Mar. 18, 2013, by the 741 and 742 squadrons of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 6, 2016
Aviation Safety

Impressive video features A400M cargo plane completing grass runway certification tests

Watch the Airbus A400M successfully completing certification tests on a grass runway. The A400M grass runway tests, for which the development aircraft MSN2 has been used, took place over a three-week period…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
May 6, 2016
Aviation Safety

Incredible video shows B-52 bomber performing strong crosswind landing

This is cool. Depending on the type of aircraft, pilots may be required to apply a Wind Correction Angle (WCA) and “crab” the plane aligning nose and tail with the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 5, 2016
Helicopters

Cool shots show AH-64D Apache Longbow Attack Helicopters flying over Hawaii

Do you remember Magnum P.I.? The stunning photographs in this post show some of the 24 AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters that the 2-6 Cavalry Squadron, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 4, 2016
Aviation

Two years after MH370 there is a way for aviation enthusiasts to obtain location data from aircraft flying in remote areas

Amateur tracking software can monitor the signals sent by the aircraft to the Inmarsat network. On Mar. 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a Boeing B777-200 aircraft (registration 9M-MRO), operating…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 4, 2016
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