Hand Signals: the next step to controlling UAVs on aircraft carriers
The environment you find on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is constantly monitored. The organized chaos of launches, recoveries and taxi takes place in a totally unforgiving environment…
New video: Syrian Air Force Mil Mi-17 using rockets
Filmed on Apr. 3, 2012, the following video (clearly) shows a Syrian Air Force Mil Mi-17 multirole helicopter using one of its rocket launchers during the uprising in Syria. [youtube=http://youtu.be/AMc_xmV-TEY]…
"Airborne Laser Operations will be conducted in the U.S. airspace" NOTAM says. The U.S. still pursuing the YAL-1 project goals?
Brought to my attention by Jared Soergel on The Aviationist Facebook page, the following NOTAM (Notice To Airmen) issued on the FAA website for Indianapolis and Cleveland ARTCC, disseminates the…
Photo: Tornado night take off with full afterburner
Here's what a flight of Italian Tornados taking off from Decimomannu airbase for a night mission looks like. All the images were taken by Giampaolo Mallei on Apr. 2, 2012.…
Flying machine becomes reality: PAL-V (Personal Air and Land Vehicle) makes successful maiden flight
Update Apr. 2, 2012 20.05 GMT It was uploaded to Youtube on Apr. 1 hence, I initially though it was an April Fool, however the video shows a genuine flying…
Night vision footage of U.S. Air Force C-17 dropping U.S. Army personnel onto a Drop Zone
U.S. Air Force C-17s dropping U.S. Army personnel from Fort Bragg, NC at Holland Drop Zone, Fort Bragg Pope Airfield, N.C. in support of Joint Operations Access Exercise JOAX 12-01.…
