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Norwegian F-35A Jets Carry Out Type’s First Highway Landing On Finnish Road Strip

September 21, 2023 David Cenciotti

The day after a RAF Typhoon carried out the first ever landing on a road strip in Finland, RNoAF (Royal Norwegian Air Force) F-35A aircraft have operated out of Tervo road base too. Two F-35As […]

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This Photo Shows The Large Drag Chutes Needed To Slow Down The Russian Tu-160 Blackjack Bomber After Landing

April 22, 2019 David Cenciotti

The three chutes deploy from the tail of the “White Swan” to reduce the landing roll. Many aircraft still use such braking system. The Russian Ministry of Defense has recently shared the above shot. It […]

Military Aviation

Watch this: Polish Su-22 Fitter Deploys Drag Chute Before Touching the Runway

July 3, 2018 Jacek Siminski

This is something you don’t see too often: early deployment of the drag parachute. Last Saturday something unusual took place at the Polish Air Force’s 21st Airbase in Świdwin, during the airbase’s open day. As […]

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Norway Has Completed A Successful Verification Of The F-35 Drag Chute System, Unique To The Norwegian Aircraft.

February 20, 2018 David Cenciotti

The chute, housed under a small fairing on the upper rear fuselage between the vertical tails, is unique to the Norwegian aircraft. On Feb. 16, the Royal Norwegian Air Force completed a successful verification of […]

Military Aviation

Early F-117 stealth jets used unusual black colored drag chutes

January 20, 2014 David Cenciotti

The image in this post is particularly interesting as it shows an F-117 Nighthawk pilot deploying an unsual black drag chute. Since later photos show white chutes used by stealth jet’s pilots, according to Lockheed […]

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