Tag: Military Aviation

A glimpse into the future with the first F-35C catapult launch video

Ok, it isn't taken on the deck of USS Nimitz. However, the…

Free Libya's new airport: a mountain highway

Few days ago I published an article after seeing a picture that…

Picture taken near Benghazi raises question: is the Libyan No-Fly Zone active?

Thanks to a post on the ACIG.org forum, I found an article…

Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 81 – 104)

Previous debriefings: Archive With the air campaign in Libya in progress for…

Typhoon display: High Alpha Roll and High-G turns from inside the cockpit

I created the following image (using Photoshop) stitching 5 pictures of the…

15-tonne plane's roll: an evasive maneuver rather than an airshow stunt

The tonneau, or roll, is an acrobatic maneuver in which the aircraft…