This video shows that weapons release from military planes can go horribly wrong
If you thought that just dropping an inert weapon during a test to validate a specific platform or procedure was an easy and safe task, you were wrong. The following…
Networking From on High: Behind the Scenes of NASA’s Spooky WB-57 Jet
At the beginning of December 2012, The Aviationist profiled the return of a NASA B-57 Canberra aircraft from operations in Afghanistan. In addition to supporting academic and high-altitude meteorological research,…
Polish and Greek combat planes conduct joint training
During the first half of December 2012, Greece and Poland conducted a joint air training exercise in western Greece. The drills took place from Dec. 3 to 14 at Araxos…
Eurocopter’s EC225 Super Puma fleet for offshore operations grounded by main gearbox defects
In May 2012 The Aviationist covered the story of the Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma that experienced an emergency whilst ferrying oil workers from Aberdeen (Scotland) to the Maersk Resilliant and…
Russian Tu-22M strategic bomber sighted dangerously close to airliner off California?
Update Jan. 7, 2013 14.00 GMT The following video was allegedly filmed on Aug. 27 by a passenger of flight Alaska Airlines 821 from Sacramento and Kahalui, Hawaii. According to the…
Photo allegedly shows interception of a fleeing Syrian MiG-23 by two Turkish F-4 Phantoms
On Jan. 5, 2013, a Syrian Arab Air Force MiG-23 whose pilot had been ordered to attack Aleppo, fled to Turkey. Upon entering Turkey's airspace, the defecting pilot replied to…
