TAKING STOCK OF THE TU-95 BEAR
Since the late 1950s, the Tupolev TU-95 Bear has remained an iconic reminder of the Cold War while projecting a formidable if not imposing presence in the skies.
Author: Airshowvid
THE ROI OF THE B-2 SPIRIT STEALTH BOMBER
THE ROI OF THE B-2 SPIRIT STEALTH BOMBER -A Transformative and Impactful Public Private Partnership- By George A. Haloulakos, CFA, MBA George A. Haloulakos, CFA, is a university instructor, author and entrepreneur. His published works utilize aviation as...
Hazy’s Gallery of Photos of the Week
Here’s a running collection of Jim “Hazy” Haseltine’s Photos of the Week, it’ll be updated as a new photo is posted too. Enjoy these awesome air-to-air images of warplanes in their element! ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
Blue Flag 2017 Dissimilar Air Combat Over The Negev
The Israeli air force international training program has become in the last years to be fully and reach in deployments and collaborations that took the force to all kind of new lands on the globe and welcome new guests...
You Can Go Home Again, Sort Of – Robert F. Lindley’s Fifty Second Anniversary Flight
Written By: Harry Ballance Photos by: Gerhard Frenz December 7 means different things to a lot of people. For those of a certain age it is most often associated with Pearl Harbor Day; the seminal event that drew...
My Trip to the Walt Ray Memorial
A Helicopter Trip to the Walt Ray Memorial By Ray Nixon May 2017 I walked into the unparalleled Hahn’s World of Surplus in North Las Vegas looking for a Nomex flight jacket and some MRE’s for my aviation survival...
Looking Over The Edge
by Keith “Rosey” Rosenkranz Aviators who’ve been to “the edge of the envelope” definitely know the name “Chuck Yeager.” On Oct. 14, 1947, the legendary test pilot became the first person to fly supersonic, breaking the so-called “sound barrier”...
Passing of a legend: Ed Maloney
Sad news in the aviation world tonight, Planes of Fame Air Museum Founder Mr. Ed Maloney passed away Friday at age 88. Mr. Maloney was a giant in the air museum community and a legend in warbird restoration. In...
Luke pilot flies 500th hour in F-35
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona – Lt. Col. Matthew Hayden, 56th Fighter Wing chief of safety and pilot attached to the 61st Fighter Squadron, made history as the first Thunderbolt to achieve 500 flight hours in an F-35 Lightning...
Draken International provides adversary support to USAFWS
Photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis 12/18/2015 – NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Draken International, a commercial fleet of ex-military aircraft, recently won a bid for a short-long contract to provide adversary support here. The 99th Contracting Squadron met with representatives from the Federal...
2015 Copperstate Fly-In Review
Photos and Article by Dale Moody Recap of the Copperstate Fly-In from 24 October, 2015 A milestone for me was marked in 2015 by my 50th year of attending the EAA Fly-In Convention at Oshkosh, WI, now called AirVenture....
2015 French Valley Air Show
The 2015 French Valley Air Show held Nov. 7 and was a free community air show showcasing the French Valley Airport in Murrieta. Attendees saw a wide-variety of vintage aircraft, high-flying aerobatics, live entertainment, food and beverage vendors and...
