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wingtip vortices
Aviation Safety

Watch C-5A Galaxy’s Wing Vortices Tests At NASA Langley Research Center in 1970s

This video shows how NASA studied wingtip vortices using a C-5A Galaxy about 50 years ago. Although they dissipate at a certain distance from the wing, wingtip vortices, that form…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 16, 2022
Real Thaw 22
Military Aviation

Real Thaw 2022: The Portuguese Multi-Domain Exercise

Let's focus on Real Thaw 2022, a large scale multi-domain exercise led by the Portuguese Air Force. Real Thaw is an annual military exercise, organized, planned, and executed by the…

Jorge Ruivo Jorge Ruivo
August 12, 2022
Crimea explosions
Troubled Areas

Let’s Talk About The Explosions That Rocked Russian Navy’s Saki Air Base In Crimea

Sources say it might be the result of a Ukrainian attack, but no official word from Ukrainian MoD yet. Russia denies the attack. Massive explosions, visible from miles away, rocked…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 10, 2022
AGM-88
Troubled Areas

Photos Allegedly Show AGM-88 HARM Missile Used In Ukraine

The photos emerged online appear to show the debris of an exploded AGM-88 near a Russian SAM site. Russian Telegram channels are posting online photos which reportedly show the debris…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 9, 2022
F/A-18E recovered
Aviation Safety

Exclusive: Photo Of The Recovered F/A-18E That Blew Overboard USS Truman In The Med Sea

The wreckage of the Super Hornet was successfully recovered from the Mediterranean Sea where it fell last month due to bad weather. We were sent a photo that allowed us…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 8, 2022
Taiwan
China

Here’s A Handy Recap Of What Has Happened (And Is Currently Happening) Around Taiwan

China surrounded Taiwan with massive military exercises after the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Since the historic visit of the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan on…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 6, 2022
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