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Aircraft Carriers

[Photo] Aboard USS George H.W. Bush: the aircraft carrier that launched first airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq

These are some action shots from the only photographer to have been on USS George H.W. Bush out in the Gulf few days before it launched the first airstrikes against…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 8, 2014
Military Aviation

This photo shows how F-22s get rid of external fuel tanks

This is how an F-22 Raptor jettisons drop tanks. Even if it has internal weapons bays, the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter plane relies on unstealthy fuel tanks when it needs…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 8, 2014
Military Aviation

The story of the pilot who flew the North American X-15 experimental rocket aircraft at the edge of outer space

Designed to study the problems of hypersonic flight, the North American X-15, carrying only 90 seconds worth of fuel could reach Mach 5+ and altitudes between 100K and 300K feet.…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
August 7, 2014
Aircraft Carriers

“I was sitting on top of a flying A-6” The story of a lucky Intruder crew member who survived a partial ejection from a KA-6D

These things happen once every some million flights. The KA-6D was a tanker version of the A-6 attack aircraft obtained by converting existing Intruder airframes: radar and bombing equipment were removed and…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
August 6, 2014
Aviation Safety

[Photo] Croatian MiG-21 experiencing engine fire moments before crashing

Impressive photo shows Croatian Air Force Mig-21 about to crash following engine failure. On Aug. 5, 2014, at around 2:47 PM LT, a Croatian Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed "121"…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 6, 2014
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Israeli Hermes drone over Gaza with dorsal satellite antenna

A new image coming from Gaza shows an Israeli Hermes UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) carrying two (still unknown) pods and dorsal antenna. Taken over Gaza City on Aug. 3 by…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 5, 2014
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