Italian Eurofighter Typhoons Get Checkered Tails
The tradition lives on. The 18° Gruppo (Squadron) of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) has had checkered tails on its aircraft since the unit flew the F-104 Starfighter, out…
Chinese TV airs first stunning footage of J-15 flight ops on board China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning
Although it's still decades away from achieving a combat capability comparable to that of the U.S. Navy, China's People Liberation Army Navy is trying to fill the gap quite quickly.…
Royal Australian Air Force bids farewell to the C-130H with spectacular flypasts across the Red Continent
Nov. 19 saw the Royal Australian Air Force celebrate 34 years service of the Lockheed C-130H Hercules with a 2-ship retirement flight over Sydney. Departing RAAF Base Richmond the two…
More about Camaro chase cars for the U-2 spyplanes
An article written by W.J. Hennigan for the LA Times, provides some new interesting details about the U.S. Air Force's fleet of cars used to chase U-2 (and, presumably, RQ-4 Global…
You will not believe this weird flying machine flew 1,000 test flights 60 years ago
The Saab J-35 Draken is one of the most famous Swedish aircraft, ever. However, its particular double delta wing configuration was something never seen before in the '50s and, in…
F-14 vs F-18: Which One Would You Fly in Combat?
Tomcat or Hornet? Until 2006, the “Wing King” of U.S. Naval Aviation was the F-14 Tomcat. On Sept. 22, 2006, the legendary aircraft made its last flight. Since then, the…