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USMC Harrier pilot on how fighter pilots can talk to an enemy aircraft in an air engagement
16+ hour, 23+ 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…...
The MiG-23 that crashed escaping from 2 AIM-54 Phoenix missiles fired by Navy F-14 Tomcats
2+ day, 15+ 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…...
Here’s why the F/A-18 has its rudders deflected inward during cat shot
1+ week, 15+ 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…...
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…...
Naval Aviator tells why in air to air combat a P-51 would toast an F-117 everyday
2+ week, 3+ day ago (408+ words) By the 1970s, new materials and techniques allowed engineers to design an aircraft with radar-evading or “stealth” qualities. The result was the F-117A Nighthawk, the world’s first operational stealth aircraft. The first F-117A flew on June 18, 1981, and the first F-117A unit,…...
The Iconic F4U Corsair was Plagued by Troubles as carrier aircraft yet became Primary USMC Fighter during WWII
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (1000+ words) Mr. William Cobb is a licensed Instrument Flight Instructor in Single and Multi Engine Airplanes who is the founder and director of the Pensacola Aerospace Museum. Mr. Cobb spent from 2008 to 2015 instructing for the U.S. Navy's Initial Flight Screening program. After…...
F-16 Vs MiG-29: First Viper pilots to engage MiG-29 in mock air combats tell what it’s like to dogfight against Fulcrum
3+ week, 2+ day ago (266+ words) The MiG-29 presented a formidable threat to Western pilots. Among the countries that purchased the Fulcrum there was also East Germany. Luftwaffe (German Air Force) MiG-29s were kept in service also after German reunification and were used not only for…...
F-15 Vs F-14 Vs CF-188: the Eagle in DACT against legendary Tomcat crews and why Eagle Pilots liked Fake Canopies on Canadian Hornets
3+ week, 3+ day ago (562+ words) In 1969, it was announced that McDonnell Douglas had been selected as the prime airframe contractor of a new fighter for the USAF, the F-15. The F-15 is the dominant air superiority fighter in the world and its creation revolutionized the face of…...
Navy Tomcat pilot remembers “Hank” Kleemann, the First F-14 pilot to take the Tomcat into combat and come out a winner
3+ week, 4+ day ago (314+ words) Produced from 1969 to 1992 for the US Navy, the F-14 Tomcat was one of the last specialized fighters to reach production before the US military transitioned to using cost-saving multirole aircraft. The F-14 saw its first combat on Aug. 19, 1981, downing two Libyan Su…...