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The Convair XFY Pogo: Fighter That Took Off Standing Up | Afterburner - MiGFlug's Magazine
1+ week, 3+ day ago (729+ words) by Connor Kerr | 8. Mai 2026 | Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt | 0 comments Then he has to land it. By looking backwards over his shoulder. While the aircraft hovers vertically and falls, very slowly, towards the ground. Most pilots could not have done it....
Fold, Fire, Repeat: Foxtrot Mike’s VFM-9 Meets the Atrius FRS
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (48+ words) The VFM-9 was already a weird little folding 9mm. An Atrius Forced Reset Selector, some FAB Defense parts and roughly 800 rounds per minute made it even more interesting. The post Fold, Fire, Repeat: Foxtrot Mike’s VFM-9 Meets the Atrius FRS appeared…...
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.
3+ day, 18+ 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…...
Why The Germans Didn't Shoot D-Day's 'Mad Piper"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (690+ words) This week’s interesting person from history is Bill Millin who became known as the “Mad Piper.” You might expect a typical story about a soldier hiding in a ditch while bullets and bombs flew around him. Instead, Millin became famous…...
Bud Anderson: The Last WWII Triple Ace and “Old Crow”
1+ week, 5+ day ago (324+ words) von Tamika Johnson | Sep 1, 2026 | Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt | 0 Kommentare When Bud Anderson died in May 2024 at the age of 102, America lost the last of a vanishing breed: a World War II triple ace, a man who shot down enemy aircraft…...
John Boyd: The Pilot Who Rewrote Air Combat
1+ week, 5+ day ago (444+ words) par Connor Kerr | Sep 1, 2026 | Monde de l'aviation, Aviation militaire | 0 commentaire He never became a general, never commanded a wing, and spent much of his career infuriating his superiors. Yet John Boyd may have shaped modern air combat more than any…...
Energy-Maneuverability: How John Boyd Rewrote Air Combat
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1192+ words) par Connor Kerr | Sep 1, 2026 | Monde de l'aviation | 0 commentaire At Nellis Air Force Base in the late 1950s, an instructor kept a standing bet with anyone who wanted it. Take up a position on his tail, the classic winning position in air…...
Colonel Toon: The Vietnam Ace Who Never Was
3+ week, 6+ day ago (600+ words) di Tamika Johnson | 17 agosto 2026 | Storia e leggende | 0 commenti He had thirteen American kills, a colonel’s rank, and a name that made young U.S. pilots go quiet: Colonel Toon. He was North Vietnam’s deadliest ace, the ghost every Navy flier feared…...
F-4E pilot recalls spotting a glider flying close to the target during a training air-to-ground mission
1+ week, 6+ 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…...
Blackburn Roc: The Fighter That Couldn’t Shoot Forwards
1+ week, 6+ day ago (291+ words) by Connor Kerr | Aug 31, 2026 | History & Legends, Military Aviation | 0 comments Imagine a fighter aircraft with four machine guns — and not one of them able to fire straight ahead. That was the Blackburn Roc. Its guns lived in a powered turret behind…...