Which is better: the F/A-18 or the F-16? In this series, I’m going to give my perspective from an operator’s point of view and take a look at the basic differences in piloting America’s lightweight strike fighters.
Today we are going to look at the process of becoming a Naval Aviator, specifically a Strike Fighter Pilot in the F/A-18 Hornet/Super Hornet community! We will look at all View More ›
Beyond the “show up and go up” myth of military flying, the second biggest myth is that all pilots do is fly and go home to their hot supermodel wives View More ›
The Mikoyan MiG-29 (which goes by the NATO designator “Fulcrum”) may not have been the best dog fighter around (depending on who you ask), but it was purpose built to View More ›
A Hellenic Air Force (HAF) pilot has been named NATO’s Best Warrior for 2018. Captain Kosmas Xalaris was voted by his NATO colleagues as the best overall pilot in the View More ›
A few years ago, a Fighter Sweep reader asked about the real differences between the old F/A-18 Hornet and the updated Super Hornet. Now, with Block III upgrades for the View More ›
10. Samara Aerodrome Russia 9. Tupolev – 154 Bulgaria Soviet-made Tupolev – 154 was the personal plane of Todor Zhivkov, a former communist leader in the country. 8.Miss Piggy MANITOBA View More ›
Billionaire-turned-explorer Paul Allen has discovered the missing wreck of the World War II carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) at the bottom of the Coral Sea. The crew of his personal research ship R/V Petrel found View More ›
Fighter Sweep has the privilege of interviewing author and former Commanding Officer of VFA-105, Kevin Miller. Kevin accumulated 3,600 total hours and 1,000 carrier landings in the A-7E and F/A-18. View More ›
Saint Martin’s Princess Juliana International Airport has long been famous for people getting up close and personal with large aircraft landing at the airport. A 57-year-old woman vacationing in the Caribbean View More ›