CF-15SE “Silent Eagle”
The CF-188 Hornet has served the Canadian Forces for more than three decades as its primary (and only) frontline air defense fighter. As you can imagine, it’s getting [read more...]
The Hangar
Raider Rollout
In the days leading up to the 2nd of October, 2014, Sikorsky Aircraft took to social media to get people hyped up for a long-anticipated reveal of their next revolutionary [read more...]
The Comanche
What do you get when you cross a Ferrari with an F-117 Nighthawk and a AH-1 Cobra? A hell of a weird car. Or, the RAH-66 Comanche, a stealth scout/attack helicopter that just [read more...]
The Navy and the Fighting Falcon
After General Dynamics won the ACF contract with the United States Air Force to produce their F-16 Fighting Falcon as a primary fighter aircraft, GD turned their sights [read more...]
XFV-12
Here’s a riddle for you: It starts like a Skyhawk, turns into a Phantom and finishes off like a Starship. Any guesses? If you were as confused as I thought you’d [read more...]
303B
This is a post from a while ago that somehow never made it onto the website for our FoldingWing Friday theme, which is generally dedicated to Lambo, Shooter’s and my [read more...]
The making of “The Whistling Death”
The Vought F4U Corsair’s distinctive design made it an icon amongst the warbirds. The Japanese nick-named her the “Whistling Death” due to the sound the engine air [read more...]
#warbirdwednesday – Panchito
It’s #warbirdwednesday, a celebration of those fantastic aircraft of the past. Here’s the B-25J named Panchito, at the 2012 Westmoreland County Airshow in Latrobe [read more...]
The fight to bring to Phantom back to flight
The Wings and Rotors Museum in Murrieta, California currently has a bold project underway. They are restoring an F-4 Phantom II to flight. This isn’t just any Phantom, it [read more...]
F-108
It would have a maximum speed exceeding Mach 3, a range of over 1300 miles, a rotary weapons unit and the most advanced radar system in the world. North American [read more...]
