Watch F-16 Save Unconscious Pilot’s Life at the Last Second
If you got yer nose in the news lately, you’re well-acquainted with Tesla and Google’s attempts at automating personal travel — i.e. autopilot tech and self-driving cars. And, if you’re […]
This Raptor Getting Refueled Will Be the Coolest Thing You See Today
This photograph was snapped by a member of the United States Air Force — Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum, and was featured by Smithsonian’s Air & Space Magazine, online. It […]
Trolls Bashing This Air National Guard Clip Simply Don’t Get It
The majority of the commenters that had something to say about this YouTube video clip berated the fact that they thought it was all setup, for the cameras — and that […]
F-16 Pilot on 9/11 Mission: “I Would Essentially Be a Kamikaze Pilot”
On September 11, 2001, Lt. Heather Penney was tasked with the following incomprehensible mission: bring down Flight 93 — a hijacked plane that, at the time, was hurdling toward Washington […]
New York City Bridge Workers Behold the Majesty of the Angels
Working all day on the George Washington Bridge — the grandiose, latticed link between Manhattan and Fort Lee, New Jersey — can be grueling, rugged labor. Especially in the late […]
A-10 Warthog Flyover Riles Up Antsy North Carolina City
It’s late August. Which means, in North Carolina and its interior cities, it’s balmy, boiling and not so cool. The heat must be getting to its residents, because a recent […]
This American Family Lives in an Airplane Hangar
Do you know what a Matryoshka doll is? You might. It’s often called a “Russian nesting doll”, a “babushka doll” or more plainly, a “Russian doll”, but it’s more or […]
World’s Largest Aircraft Crashes
Remember this big … aircraft we covered on the blog a few weeks ago? The world’s largest aircraft (it’s about the length of a football field) that was originally designed […]
This A-10 Warthog Looks Like It’s Smoking a Fat Cigar
Level with us here. The photograph below looks like the warthog is puffing on an obese stogie, right? Most would assume that its origin has Cuban roots, but we’d like […]
Watch a Rogue Helicopter Ruin a Military Airshow
The Red Arrows, in case you didn’t know, are the Royal Air Force’s answer to the United States Air Force’s Thunderbirds. You could say the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels but, […]
Failed U.S. Army Project Now the World’s Largest Aircraft
What do you get when you take a blimp, a zeppelin and a jumbo jet and you somehow smash them altogether? Interestingly enough, you get a failed United States Army […]
Three Screwtops Awarded Air Medal for Preventing Deadly Crash
Remember this story about the three United States military pilots who somehow averted their E-2C Hawkeye from crashing into the ocean after its arresting cabled snapped from its base on […]
What Heat-Vision Does to a Levitating F-35
What does a floating, state-of-the-art F-35B fighter jet look like if you’re peering at it with a machine that visualizes using heat, rather than light? Why, it looks like the […]
How a Famous Military Contractor Guards Its Snobbery
If you’ve followed the blog, you’re familiar with Rolls Royce and their ability to manufacture killer, devastatingly powerful engines for fighter jets and even really fast boats — i.e. the […]
F-22 Raptor Attacked By Bees
Not a MiG. Not anti-aircraft artillery. Not a heatseeking missile. Nope. None of these. The thing that put a state-of-the-art F-22 Raptor stationed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia out […]
This Toy A-10 Warthog Provides Vital ‘Close Backyard Support’
If you’ve been an avid reader of this blog (or just a casual purveyor of this blog) you know what a real, full-size A-10 Warthog can do. Shoot, we’ve shown […]
How They Made the SR-71 Blackbird So Dang Fast
Ahh. The SR-71 Blackbird. The most romanticized and beloved (for good reason) military aircraft of all time. From its sleek design to its Batman-like qualities to its ability to go […]
What Happens When You Skate Under an SR-71 Blackbird
An SR-71 Blackbird is special. We can all agree on this point. So, if it’s in your presence, and you’re attempting to successfully perform any other pastime other than staring at […]
Here’s a Blue Devil Corvette Drag Racing a Blue Angel Hornet
Ever wonder what happens when you pit a F/A-18 Hornet jet against a Chevy Corvette in a drag race? Have you ever wondered what happens when you pit a 98-year-old […]
This Marine Helicopter Crash Training Will Give You Nightmares
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger — right? Yeah. Right. But the United States Marine Corps take this idiom to a whole new level (per usual) of application in […]