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B-52 Pilot tells the story of the rogue pilot who crashed his BUFF during an airshow practice after having maneuvered it beyond its operational limits at low altitude
16+ hour, 4+ min ago (635+ words) The BUFF The Boeing B-52 "Stratofortress" (dubbed BUFF, Big Ugly Fat F****r, by her aircrews) has been the principal bomber of the US Air Force since the 1950s. The B-52 was designed to provide a high-altitude strategic bomber with intercontinental ranges. However,…...
Talk to me. I'm scared:' Navy F-8 pilot recalls when the LSO couldn't talk to him during a night carrier landing
16+ hour, 6+ min ago (273+ words) In September 1952 the Navy issued specifications for a new carrier-based fighter with the capability to exceed the speed of sound in routine level flight. Chance-Vought won the bid with its F8 U Crusader design (later re-designated the F-8). The F-8 retained 20mm cannon as…...
RAF Lightning instructor who became F-15 instructor recalls flying the mighty Eagle on exchange tour with USAF
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (237+ words) The F-15 Eagle still holds a combat record for achieving 104 air-to-air kills to no losses. It's an impressive fighter in all respects, and it's big! The top surfaces of the F-15 are so large that it was nicknamed "The Tennis Court'. In…...
Video shows RAF Buccaneer attack aircraft doing a record-breaking short flight of 92 seconds
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (336+ words) Designed by Blackburn Aircraft (later Hawker Siddeley Aviation) to a naval requirement for a carrier-based, low-level maritime strike aircraft, the Buccaneer S1 entered service with the Fleet Air Arm in 1962. Filmed in 1994 the interesting video in this post features the latest…...
A-10 pilots often boresight the AGM-65 Maverick on wingman rather than on a ground target. Warthog driver explains why.
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (579+ words) The A-10 Thunderbolt II (dubbed Warthog by her aircrews) is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces. They are simple, effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can be used against light maritime attack…...
USAF B-52 pilot recalls when his BUFF was shot down by a USAF F-100 Super Sabre
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (349+ words) After it became operational in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress remained the main long-range heavy bomber of the US Air Force during the Cold War, and it continues to be an important part of the USAF bomber force today. Nearly 750 were built before…...
The USAAF L-4 crew who shot down a German Fi 156 Storch with their Colt. 45 Pistols and scored the last American air-to-air victory over Germany of WWII
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (435+ words) The Piper J-3 Cub was vastly popular as a civilian trainer and sport plane before the'US Army Air Corps'selected the aircraft for evaluation as an artillery spotter/director platform. Military versions of the Piper Cub were known as the L-4 Grasshopper, for…...
Over the Hump and Half the World: Ferrying Two Y-12s to Zambia
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (266+ words) My checkout in the Harbin Y-12 was a manual, read in an airline seat somewhere over the Pacific. The first leg was Kunming to Mandalay " over the Hump, the same Himalayan route the China-Burma-India crews flew in the war. We crossed…...
JP-7, the SR-71 Blackbird fuel, caused a nationwide shortage of bug spray. Here's why.
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (204+ words) Its engineering was so cutting edge that even the tools to build the SR-71 needed to be designed from scratch. In fact, given that the Blackbird became so hot because it cruised'at a speed of Mach 3. 2'conventional jet fuel'could not…...
Boeing 747 copilot recalls when his jet had an engine fire on takeoff. The Jumbo landed safely thanks to the flight crew teamwork.
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (392+ words) An engine failure during takeoff has very serious safety of flight implications. The aerodynamic effects of the failure and the immediate actions by the flight crew are necessary to ensure an acceptable outcome. Multi-engine transport category jet aircraft must be…...