Fighter Sweep

Tanker Crew Saves F-16 Pilot Over Syria!

February 13, 2016

Editor’s Note: We like to capitalize on every opportunity to extol the virtues of our mobility folks. It is absolutely the truth when they say “No one kicks ass without View More ›

Burner Friday: Força Aérea Brasileira F-5EM Tiger II

February 12, 2016

One of the classiest designs ever to emerge out of the 1950s, the Northrop F-5 is an head-turning, eye-catching fighter. Not only a winner in the good looks department, the View More ›

What Exactly Is Auto GCAS?

February 12, 2016

Last year, I wrote an article in tribute to my friend, Lieutenant David “Jinxx” Mitchell, whose F-16 crashed after he lost consciousness during high-G maneuvering. It’s a phenomenon that has View More ›

“Big Beautiful Doll” Crashes In Arizona; Two Dead

February 11, 2016

[Editor’s Note: This is such a tragedy. Two lives lost and a magnificent P-51 all gone in an instant. Big Beautiful Doll was one of the most beautiful Mustangs I’d View More ›

USMC Plans to Improve TacAir Readiness!

February 11, 2016

[Editor’s Note: Just like her sister services, the USMC is not immune to the budget woes currently wreaking havoc on the Department of Defense. Arguably, the service has been hit View More ›

Did Hackers Take Control of a NASA GlobalHawk?

February 11, 2016

[Editor’s Note: This isn’t the first time hackers have claimed to take control of government-owned UAVs. The alleged victim in this instance is a GlobalHawk owned by NASA, and though View More ›

“Red Tails” P-51C Crashes In Dallas

February 11, 2016

[Editor’s Note: We are grateful to hear Bill walked away from this crash unscathed. It’s also very nice to hear the Commemorative Air Force plans to restore the airplane and View More ›

An Unmanned F6F Hellcat Outwitted Two Jet Fighters!?

February 11, 2016

[Editor’s Note: We ran across this story over the weekend and I was pretty amazed. I’d heard the Hellcat was a particularly robust and stubborn aircraft, and this story certainly View More ›

KC-135s To Return To Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station

February 11, 2016

[Editor’s Note: No one is a fan of BRAC, and here’s another example of why. Fortunately some forward-thinking folks at the 914th saw the writing on the wall and left View More ›

Saving Money While Fueling The U-2 Mission!

February 10, 2016

[Editor’s Note: Sometimes the heroes in a particular story are those whose service is unsung. Fact is, none of the airplanes which we love to talk and write about would View More ›