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.…
“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…
[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"…
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…
Ukrainian MiG-29 Fulcrum evacuated from Crimea, back to operational status
Ukrainian Air Force combat planes stored in the peninsula were redeployed to airbases in mainland Ukraine when Crimea was invaded. Including a MiG-29 that is now back to flight status.…
How the U.S. F-15s intercepted Russian Bear bombers in the GIUK Gap: tensions and hilarious moments above Iceland
The tight gap between Greenland Iceland and the UK ("GIUK Gap") was once the main "highway" used by Soviet bombers and maritime reconnaissance aircraft flying to Cuba, monitoring NATO maritime…
