The U.S. Air Force released video of the three Russian fighter jets that harassed U.S. drones that were conducting a mission against ISIS over northeastern Syria and forced the drones to “conduct evasive maneuvers”. Continue reading
Category Archives: Video
The MiG-23 – the Worst Fighter in Russian History ?
Developing and mass-producing a warplane is a particularly complex and winding endeavour in itself, but during the Cold War, politics, bureaucracy, and budgetary restraints further muddled the process. Still, with aircraft design, the potential for failure lurks behind every corner. Continue reading
Extreme Aerobatics – Brad Wursten at the Oregon Airshow
Brad Wursten put on a amazing performance in his MX2 during the Friday evening twilight show at the 2023 Oregon Airshow at the Hillsboro airport. Continue reading
Germany’s Delta-Wing Jet Bomber: Arado E.555
The Arado E.555 was a long range strategic bomber proposed by the German Arado company during World War II in response to the RLM’s Amerikabomber project. The E.555 designation was applied to a series of long range jet bomber designs of various sizes, powerplant, crew and weapon load configurations. Continue reading
The General Dynamics F-111’s Fatal Flaw
The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a retired supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft. Production models of the F-111 had roles that included attack (e.g. interdiction), strategic bombing (including nuclear weapons capabilities), reconnaissance and electronic warfare. Continue reading
Hughes XF-11 – 6,000 Horsepower Plane that Nearly Killed Howard Hughes
The Hughes XF-11 (redesignated XR-11 in 1948) was a prototype military reconnaissance aircraft designed and flown by Howard Hughes and built by Hughes Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). Continue reading
Blohm & Voss BV 155 – Germany’s Stratospheric Interceptor
The Blohm & Voss BV 155 was a German high-altitude interceptor aircraft intended to be used by the Luftwaffe against raids by USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortresses. Work started on the design as the Messerschmitt Me 155 in 1942, but the project went through a protracted development period and change of ownership, and prototypes were still under test and development when World War II ended. Continue reading
The Secret and Stubby Convair Model 48 Charger
The multi-mission General Dynamics Convair Model 48 Charger was a prototype for a light attack and observation aircraft designed and developed for the Vietnam War as one of its first counter-insurgency aircraft. Continue reading