A Golden Anniversary
On February 9th, 1969 a legendary aircraft that would become known as the “Queen” of the skies took to the air for the first time. Boeing Aircraft’s Billion dollar gamble would pay off in a big way, as one...
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The “Thunder” in the 2018 Thunder Over Michigan Airshow
The 2018 Thunder Over Michigan Airshow held as usual at the famed Willow Run International Airport just outside of Ypsilanti Michigan celebrated its 20th birthday. This annual airshow never fails to impress, the 2018 event brought together several different...
McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F/A-18C and D Hornets
This is Part 2 of a multi-part history of the F/A-18 Hornet by Peter Boschert McDonnell Douglas F / A-18C / D Hornet This variant contains extensive improvements, which for the most part includes the internal systems. All machines...
Hyakuri Air Base Open Day and F-4 Phantom Showcase
An air base open day was held on 2 December 2018 at Hyakuri Air Base (RJAH) in Ibaraki Prefecture, marking the start of the transition of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jeitai or JASDF) from the McDonnell...
My 2018 Memories
Aviation is alive and well, as I witnessed during my travels in 2018. Innovations are still forthcoming, history is still revered, and air shows and other presentations still draw large crowds. I traveled outside the U.S. for a pair...
Fleetweek 2018
Scott and Steve Mantegani collaborated on this article. San Francisco’s Fleetweek 2018 festivities started on the week of October 1. The ships came in ahead of the show weekend for various emergency preparedness training that the United States Navy...
A Look Back at the 2018 National Championship Air Races in Reno
Here’s a small group of photos from Tim Adams… who attended the 2018 Reno Air Races last year. The 2019 edition will be held during the second week of September, and promises to present more noise, energy and beauty,...
F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Arrives in Australia
All imagery © Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence (unless otherwise credited) On 10 December 2018, a new technological era dawned as Air Force celebrated the delivery of its first F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft at RAAF Base Williamtown,...
Wallops Island, Virginia – Cygnus Launch Event
Recently, I was intrigued by an offer on my social media feed that I could not refuse. It read, have you ever attended a night launch before? Now’s your chance! Today is the last day to apply to attend...
McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F/A-18A and B Hornet
This is Part 1 of a multi-part history of the F/A-18 Hornet by Peter Boschert Originally, this model was developed for the USAF, the roots of the F / A-18 lie in a study begun in 1966 by Northrop...
The Missiles of Sandy Hook, Part 3
The Nike Missiles: The early Nike-Ajax missiles came to Sandy Hook in 1954. They were a 2-stage missile that used a highly flammable and explosive fuel mixture of: JP-4 jet fuel; an HNO3 Oxidizer of unsymmetrical Dimetral Hydrozine...
JASDF Hyakuri Air Festival 2018
The culmination of my ten day photographic bender in Japan was the JASDF Hyakuri Air Festival, held on Sunday December 2nd, 2018. Hyakuri Air Base is approximately 90 minutes driving time north of Tokyo. After hearing some bad stories...
