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Military Aviation

Cracking shot shows SR-71 Blackbird flying on one afterburner only

This is what SR-71' asymmetric thrust looked like. Shot by Ken Hackman possibly in 1983, the photo above shows an SR-71 Blackbird 61-7974 unusually flying with one engine in afterburner…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 23, 2014
Drones

A look into Israeli Air Force’s most important and active Spyplanes

100 Sqn is not only the oldest Israeli Air Force unit. The Squadron of the "Flying Camels" is also IAF's most active one in terms of flying hours. It has…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 23, 2014
Aviation Safety

[Video] F-15E Strike Eagle suffers engine compressor stall on take-off

The following footage was shot by Ben Ramsay and his brother on Jan. 15, 2014, at RAF Lakenheath, UK. It shows a local based F-15E Strike Eagle on take off…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 22, 2014
Military Aviation

Here’s how the Norwegian Air Force celebrated the 40 years of the F-16

On Jan. 10, the Royal Norwegian Air Force celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first flight of the YF-16, the first prototype of the Fighting Falcon. In fact, even if…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 22, 2014
Helicopters

French President flies on (made in Italy) VVIP chopper in Saudi Arabia

Last week, we published an article about Marine One helicopter, used by the President of the United States. As mentioned in the post, one of the things that make Obama's…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 22, 2014
Military History

This photo shows the first combat rescue behind enemy lines in Iraq

The image above was taken from an MH-53J from the 20th Special Operations Squadron, piloted by Capt. Thomas Trask, during the first Combat SAR (Search And Rescue) mission behind the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 21, 2014
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