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Let’s Have A Look At The “Tempest” UK’s 6th Generation Combat Aircraft Mock-Up Unveiled At The Farnborough Air Show

July 17, 2018 David Cenciotti 0

A concept model of the Tempest was unveiled yesterday. And here’s a first analysis. On Jul. 16, UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced the development of a new combat aircraft that has been designed Tempest. […]

F-35B In “Third Day Of War” External Weapons Load Configuration Demonstrates Ski Jump Launch in U.S. for Royal Navy.

August 24, 2017 Tom Demerly 17

Check Out This Cool New Video of F-35B Doing Ski Jump Launch Trials for the QE2. British Aerospace test pilot Peter “Wizzer” Wilson demonstrated the F-35B Lightning II’s capability to launch from a ski-jump style […]

British pilot performs first ever F-35B launch from ski-jump

June 23, 2015 David Cenciotti 7

F-35B STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) variant of the Joint Strike Fighter performs first launch from ski-jump in the hands of a British pilot. On Jun. 19, BAE Systems Test Pilot Pete ‘Wizzer’ Wilson […]

Transformer jets, self-healing aircraft and UAVs printed with 3D printers: future of aviation unveiled

July 9, 2014 David Cenciotti 5

Scientists and engineers at BAE Systems have released some interesting details about some futuristic technologies that could be operative by 2040. Or earlier. BAE Systems has been studying futuristic aircraft shapes for quite some time. […]

Close up video of the British Stealth Pole Model

April 27, 2014 David Cenciotti 4

Here’s an interesting video of the full size model of the BAE Replica mounted on a pole at BAe Warton facility, in the UK. On Feb. 18, a full size model of the BAe Replica, […]