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Military Aviation

Here Are The Basic Fighter Maneuvers Fundamentals You Need To Understand Dogfights, Explained By A Fighter Pilot

We talk about the basics of WVR (Within Visual Range) engagements: turn performance, speed at merge, Specific Excess Power and much more. Today we will try to bring you inside…

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David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 7, 2020
Military History

On This Day in 1960: The Accidental Atomic-Armed BOMARC Blast at Lakehurst.

How A Hair-Trigger Cold War Nuke Nearly Negated New York in a Nightmare Scenario Turned Real. Cocked against the hair trigger of the cold war, loaded with highly volatile explosive…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 7, 2020
Aviation

With Its Folding Wingtips The XB-70 Looks Like a Giant Metal Swan In This Incredible Shot Taken From A Chase Plane

The aircraft in this photo collided with a civilian registered F-104N flown by famous test pilot Joe Walker, who tragically died in the accident during a photo flight. Although it…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 4, 2020
Military Aviation

“F-117s Had An Air-To-Air Capability With Secondary Mission To Shoot Down Soviet AWACS” Former Stealth Pilot Says

A former Stealth Jet pilot provided some details about a previously unknown role of the F-117 during a recent interview at the Fighter Pilot Podcast. And here are some comments.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 3, 2020
Helicopters

HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling As Seen Through The Pilot’s Helmet Camera

Badass clip shows how difficult HAAR can be. From the Pave Hawk pilot's point of view. Shot at 2.7K SuperView with a GoPro Hero5 Session camera on an NVG mount,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 3, 2020
Aviation Safety

Bird Strike Possible Factor in Snowbirds CT-114 Crash That Killed One, Injured Pilot.

Images Emerge of Possible Object in Close Proximity to Intake During May 17 Crash. A collision with a bird in flight after takeoff may have contributed to the crash of…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 2, 2020
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