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Military Aviation

Here’s why F-16 pilots take the most stunning selfies. Such as this one.

Thanks to the F-16's bubble canopy, which lacks front frames, "Viper" pilots can take the most stunning selfies among fighter jocks. Here's another epic self-portrait. It was taken by a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 26, 2014
Aviation

Airbus A-400M “Grizzly” crosswind testing at Keflavik International Airport

On Feb. 19, an Airbus A-400M "Grizzly" testplane made a quick visit to Keflavik International Airport to perform multiple crosswing landings. The Aviationist reporter Eggert Norðdahl was there to take…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 25, 2014
Aviation

MH370 contrails possibly spotted by Satellite over Indian Ocean before crash

On Mar. 24, Malaysian PM officially announced that Malaysia Airlines MH370 crashed in southern Indian Ocean, where a satellite might have spotted its contrails. A large and difficult operation involving…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 24, 2014
F-35

Italy to axe more F-35s and one aircraft carrier (which appears on eBay)

Italy's new Government is considering another cut of its order of 90 F-35s. But the Spending Review is targeting Rome's older aircraft carrier. Which has already appeared on eBay. Although…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 24, 2014
Aviation

New satellite images of possible MH370 debris show object possibly thousand miles away from eventual crash site

Search efforts are currently focusing in an area several thousand kilometers to the southwest of Australia and possibly well beyond MH370 endurance. Fifteen days after MH370 vanished while enroute from…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 22, 2014
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This is the effect of a Brimstone missile launched by a Reaper drone on a SUV

A series of images show the effects of Dual Mode Brimstone missiles fired by an MQ-9 Reaper drone. By the way, the trucks in the opening image are different ones.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 21, 2014
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