[Photo] F-35 performs first AIM-120 missile launch
On Jun. 5, an F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft completed the first in-flight missile launch of an AIM-120 C5 AAVI (AMRAAM Air Vehicle Instrumented) over the Point Mugu…
What’s this weird thing in the desert near Tonopah, Nevada?
Every now and then, we receive interesting heads-up about things (reports, images, docs, etc) that might be loosely (or not) related to the standard topics we discuss at The Aviationist.…
Some special colors and kill markings at the airshow for the 60 years of the Patrouille de France
The Patrouille de France celebrated its 60th anniversary on May 26 with a beautiful air show at the Base Aèrienne 701 Salon-de-Provence. The air show was attended by some of…
Italian AMX fighter bomber fleet reaches 200,000 flying hours
On May 30, the Italian Air Force celebrated the first 200,000 flying hours (FH) of the Alenia Aermacchi AMX jets. The total amount of FH of the light-attack and reconnaissance…
Radio chatter clip of WWII Lancaster bomber engaged by German plane during a attack mission
Since radios were not so advanced, audio clips from World War Two are quite rare. This make the following radio chatter clip of a Lancaster bomber being attacked by a…
Communist version of “Planes” features Chinese fighter downing U.S. F-22 Raptor
The following video is extremely funny. Basically, it is an animated cartoon that features several very well known aircraft (including the B-2, the KC-10, the A-10 and many more ones)…
