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USMC Harrier pilot on how fighter pilots can talk to an enemy aircraft in an air engagement
12+ hour, 55+ min ago (540+ words) Fighter pilots absolutely do not chat with each other in the way you see in the Top Gun movies: they know that anyone on the assigned frequency can hear what you say, unless you use encryption or other methods to…...
SR-71 pilot recalls doing a Blackbird super low pass at a speed of 152 knots
17+ hour, 46+ min ago (330+ words) From the shadows of the Cold War emerged an espionage platform that expanded the limits of human possibility and made the theoretical thrillingly real. The fastest manned aircraft in the history of flight, the Blackbird family and its best-known member,…...
The MiG-23 that crashed escaping from 2 AIM-54 Phoenix missiles fired by Navy F-14 Tomcats
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (330+ words) Few aircraft of the Cold War era have attained such cult status and adoration among those that flew it, wanted to fly it or kept it flying as the mighty Grumman F-14 Tomcat. The jet was the final fighter created by…...
Lightning Mach 2 interceptor struggled to win mock dogfights Vs WWII Spitfire during trial flights conducted by RAF between the two types. Here’s why.
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (217+ words) The Spitfire is an icon of World War II, becoming the darling of the British public through defending the skies during the Battle of Britain. The Spitfire’s combat ability and superb handling meant it was loved by British, Commonwealth and…...
The Admiral who disliked TOPGUN and forbade Section Taxiing at Miramar
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (1542+ words) He was the second of two children and born on 25 January 1940 in Shandon Baptist Hospital in Columbia South Carolina. He, in every way, gave the appearance of a normal, healthy, well-developed kid of average height, slender but not skinny. History…...
Here’s why the F/A-18 has its rudders deflected inward during cat shot
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (378+ words) The US’ first all-weather fighter and attack aircraft The F/A-18 Hornet became the US’ first all-weather fighter and attack aircraft, and was designed for traditional strike applications such as interdiction and close air support without compromising its fighter capabilities. The…...
The tragic death of John Derry, the first British pilot to break the sound barrier
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (172+ words) In 1952, the British aircraft industry gradually emerged from the economic crisis. All elements of the aircraft industry were present at the annual Farnborough fair to exhibit their new projects to the public. Because speed had become an essential factor in…...
Blackbird Pilot recalls Secret Party SR-71 Crews had with Victor Pugachev and other Soviet Su-27 Pilots at Paris Air Show 1989
1+ week, 2+ day ago (299+ words) The SR-71, the most advanced member of the Blackbird family that included the A-12 and YF-12, was designed by a team of Lockheed personnel led by Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, then vice president of Lockheed’s Advanced Development Company Projects, commonly known as…...
Navy F-14 Pilot tells how he was able to Land his Tomcat Without Canopy after his Backseater erroneously Bailed Out
1+ week, 5+ day ago (381+ words) Few aircraft of the Cold War era have attained such cult status and adoration among those that flew it, wanted to fly it or kept it flying as the mighty Grumman F-14 Tomcat. The jet was the final fighter created by…...
F-4E pilot recalls spotting a glider flying close to the target during a training air-to-ground mission
1+ week, 5+ day ago (373+ words) The F-4E Phantom II fighter bomber is essentially an F-4D with improved J79-GE-17 engines (900 pounds more static sea level thrust each) and an M61A1 “Vulcan” 20mm cannon. Operational experience gained in Vietnam had a direct influence on the addition of the cannon. The air-to-air…...