MacDill Gulfstream hit by Flying Fish
Birdstrike? How about a Fish Strike! A Gulfstream IV departing from MacDill Air Force Base suffered a fish-strike earlier this week on the runway. Thats right, a FISH STRIKE!…
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Another creatively painted C-17 is delivered
A couple of years ago, Qatar received their first C-17. It wasn’t painted like all the other grey tails from the US, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, UAE and now India.…
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A BBJ Combi!
Peregrine Point is a small charter outfit based at Alliance that was started in 2007 and specializes in short notice passenger and cargo charters. As far as I know they…
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Interesting view of the F-18 Growler
Great closeup of some great Naval aviators taking to the skies on a training mission at Nellis AFB, NV.
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Band of Brothers
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile, This day shall…
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Globemaster Soaring
Jim Mumaw, a regular contributor to Avgeekery.com took this photo last summer: “The C-17 is a huge aircraft, but as I saw this one among the clouds when I was…
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An EPIC F-15 dogfight video that took over a year to make
There are many cool aviation videos out there. But this one is over the top and makes us wish we could start our lives over and all become F-15 pilots. …
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Are U-2s, MC-12s, KC-10s and A-10s going away?
Are U-2s, MC-12s, KC-10s and A-10s all headed to the boneyard in FY15? With a continuing pressure on the DoD budget to cut costs, Flight International assembles a team of analysts to predict which aircraft will be put to sleep and which airplanes will remain.
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Is that a Russian fighter? Nope, just the Aggressor Squadron.
“Let’s Go!”… 65th Aggressors’ F-15C…
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A B-2 Stealth Bomber Takes Off at Red Flag 14-1
Spirit of Ohio Off to the Range for Red Flag 14-1.
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A brand-new Can of Whoop Ass will soon be on Shelves
AGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - After more than a year of modification maintenance, the newly created AC-130J Ghostrider took to the skies for the first time as a gunship here Jan. 31.
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Squealing C-5 Turbofans Never Sounded So Good!
The Jumbo C-5 Galaxy’s engine has a unique whine that is quickly disappearing from the skies. There is no sound like the C-5. The monstrous TF-39s are first generation turbofans that…
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