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F-35

F-35 pilot talking about the 400K USD flight helmet: “It’s cool but I don’t really use it that often”

"but I'm an old school pilot..." Few months ago we published the interesting interview Maj. John Wilson, an F-35 pilot with 61th Fighter Squadron, gave to Christian Sundsdal of the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 13, 2015
Military History

Incredible photos of some of the 150 U.S. WWII aircraft lying in the Airplane Graveyard in the Pacific

There are over 150 Allied WWII aircraft lying 130 feet under the Pacific Ocean near the Marshall Islands. They call it the "Airplane Graveyard." It is located 130 feet under…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 12, 2015
Aviation Safety

Ukrainian Su-25 Frogfoot attack planes fly at insanely low altitude, buzz airport tower!

Ukrainian Air Force Su-25s as you have never seen them before! The following video is pretty impressive. It shows Ukrainian Air Force Su-25s flying at treetop altitude over Melitopol airbase,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 11, 2015
Military Aviation

U.S. A-10 Tank Busters deployed to Poland…again.

Some USAF A-10 "Warthogs" are stationed in Poland. 354th EFS (Expeditionary Fighter Squadron) has deployed again to Poland. This time the A-10s maintain their presence at the Polish 32nd Air…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
July 9, 2015
Russia

Here is an extremely cool video of Russian MiG-31 Foxhound jets refueling from Il-78 Midas tankers

This is something you don't see every day. The MiG-31 Foxhound is a two-seater derivative of the MiG-25. It is a high-speed, high-altitude interceptor, in service since 1983 fielded to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 8, 2015
Military Aviation

U.S. F-22s, F-15s intercepted two pairs of Russian Tu-95 bombers off Alaska and California on July 4th

Russian bombers flew off Alaska and California during Independence Day and were intercepted by U.S. Air Force jets. Twice on Jul. 4, Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers on long-range patrol missions…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 7, 2015
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