What I Really Want to See at the Reno National Air Races
Add this to the bucket list: Going to see the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada. Now, I was always aware of the Air Races in Reno since I saw “Reaching [...]
The U.S. Needs to Build More A-10s, Not Retire Them
Death, taxes, and the A-10 getting the axe in the most recent U.S. budget proposal. You can almost set your watch by it. The United States Air Force is trying to retire the [...]
#PlaneSpotted: Mil Mi-8 ‘Hip’
An unusual sight over Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida from a while ago: Mil Mi-8 flying down Semoran Blvd. in Winter Park. #planespotted #mi8 #helicopters A [...]
The Lost Designations: Republic F-96 Thunderstreak
This is the first part in a series I’m doing on designations of aircraft that should have been, but were not, for whatever reason. Conveniently, the first three happen [...]
VIDEO: ‘Last Flight of the C-133 Cargomaster’
This incredibly well-produced video from the production team known as INVERSION documents the final flight of a Douglas C-133 Cargomaster on its trip from Alaska to its [...]
The USAF’s Trio of Turboprop Testbeds: The YC-97J, YC-121F and YC-124B
The video above is the only video evidence I’ve seen of the existence of three of the United States’ first turboprop aircraft. They were all testbed variants of [...]
Pratt & Whitney J58: The SR-71’s Secret Weapon (VIDEO)
This is one of the coolest videos I have ever seen on the web yet. It’s from Tech Adams Laboratories on YouTube, and it’s a fantastic animation of the [...]
VIDEO: Watch Streak Eagle Smash Time-to-Climb Records in 1975
Check out this old USAF film (split into two parts) documenting Project Streak Eagle, when a stripped-down, souped-up F-15A Eagle smashed eight time-to-climb records in the [...]
DVD Review: “The West’s Combat Helicopters”
Title: The West's Combat Helicopters Series: Modern Combat Aircraft Publisher: ArtsMagic DVD This volume features the greatest of the west's helicopters such as the Bell [...]
DVD Review: The West’s Land-Based Fighters and Bombers
Title: The West's Land-Based Fighters and Bombers Series: Modern Combat Aircraft Publisher: ArtsMagic DVD This DVD is a unique all-action film of the West's most modern [...]
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