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Military Aviation

Ready for a 9/11-type of attack: RAF Typhoons based in London will shoot down suspect aircraft to protect Olympics (if required)

Four RAF Typhoon fighter jets have landed at RAF Northolt airbase, in west London, on May 2, 2012, ahead of a nine-day military exercise aimed to test security for London…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 3, 2012
Military Aviation

Photo: IndyCar Sao Paulo 300's insane fly-over

The following photo was taken on Apr. 29, 2012, during the IndyCar's Sao Paulo 300 auto race. Although quite blurry, it shows a Brazilian Air Force AMX A-1 buzzing what…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 3, 2012
Helicopters

Photo: President Barack Obama inside a CH-47 in Afghanistan (without flak jacket)

Just released by the White House, this photograph, taken on May 1, at Bagram airfield, shows Barack Obama talking with Ambassador Ryan Crocker aboard Marine One moments before the helicopter…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 3, 2012

Video: Best or Craziest helicopter pilot in the world?

This might be the best or even the more dangerous helicopter show you've ever seen. The video, most probably filmed years ago (based on the poor image quality), shows an…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 2, 2012
Drones

Sooner or later we will all be spied upon by a drone like this.

TV coverage of sport events once relied on helicopters. Today, live video is provided by cameras carried by micro-drones like the one depicted in the image below. Used to film…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 2, 2012
Aviation Safety

482 such planes have crashed in 30 years. There is someone risking a lot more than F-22 pilots.

As already explained in a previous post, there's a very small number of U.S. combat pilots who have asked not to fly the F-22 Raptor fighter jets, or to be…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 2, 2012
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