Typhoons sonic boom during terrorist hijack alarm causes chaos in UK
At 18.10LT on Thursday Apr. 12 emergency agency telephone switch boards started receiving reports of a large bang or explosion that could be heard all over the southern UK. It…
North Korea's failed missile launch: a Korean Airlines A330 over East China Sea (temporarily) on the projected flight path
The news that has confirmed the launch of the Unha-3 rocket was announced by South Korea's YTN television network around 22.52GMT. As soon as the news spread, I checked Planefinder.net…
Photo: Kamov Ka-31 helicopter landing on the deck of a U.S. Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser
During the Cold War, such type of helicopter would have been shot down by a U.S. warship. However, on Apr. 11, 2012, as the following picture shows, a Kamov Ka-31…
[Simulation] Here's what North Korea's missile launch might look like
Based on publicly available stuff, Analytical Graphics has produced a computer simulation showing North Korean Unha-3 long-range rocket's possible path, tracking assets and landing zone. As highlighted by North Korea…
Did You Know Saab J35 Drakens Could Perform the ‘Cobra’ Maneuver?
Take a look at the Swedish Cobra Maneuver. The Sukhoi Su-27 became famous all around the world for doing an aerobatic maneuver, named after the Soviet test pilot Viktor Pugachev,…
Japan worried about Russian and Chinese intelligence-gathering planes during North Korean missile launch
More than the anticipated North Korea's missile route over East China Sea, what seems to worry a lot the Japan Defense Ministry is the possibility that its ships fitted Long…