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Military Aviation

Photo: The most famous U.S. nuclear bomber generates (peace sign) rainbow condensation cloud

The following photo shows a B-52H Stratofortress from the 96th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., generating a rainbow-colored condensation cloud on take off on a training flight, on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 6, 2012
Military Aviation

Israeli spy blimp crashes near Gaza

An Israel Defence Forces observation airship crashed on May. 4, on the Israeli side of the Gaza border. The spy blimp was performing a routine surveillance deployment in the Gaza…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 6, 2012
Aviation Safety

"Risk must be balanced with the requirement for the capability" Air Combat Command chief still confident in F-22 says

According to a press release issued on May 5, 2012, Gen. Mike Hostage, chief of Air Combat Command, will soon begin flying the Raptor in order to better understand what…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 5, 2012
Military Aviation

French fighter jet and helicopter launched to intercept a paraglider approaching a nuclear plant

On May 2, a Greenpeace activist flying a paraglider, entered the forbidden airspace over the Le Bugey nuclear power plant, between Lyon and Geneva, and dropped a smoke device on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 5, 2012
Military Aviation

Here’s what the future Air Force One replacement will look like

Within the end of the decade, the U.S. Air Force will have to replace its most famous and representative plane, the same that has brought President Obama on his surprise…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 5, 2012
Military Aviation

There's a place in London where RAF Typhoons will buzz your car during the Olympics

If you plan to visit London during the Olympic Games and you are an aviation geek, I suggest you to pay a visit to one of the best (temporary) spotting…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 4, 2012
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