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Harriers Could Gain the Upper Hand in a Dogfight by Literally Stopping Midair

February 19, 2017 // 3 Comments

Remember that scene in Top Gun when Maverick tells Goose that he’ll “hit the brakes” and the instructor pursuing him in an A-4 Skyhawk will just fly right [read more...]

XFV-12

July 3, 2014 // 0 Comments

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...]

MiGFlug

March 2, 2014 // 0 Comments

If you find yourself on Milaviate.com, you’ve more than likely wondered at some point in your life what flying in a fighter aircraft would be like. It could be a [read more...]

Ferrari Got its Logo from Italy’s Highest-Scoring WWI Fighter Pilot

by Ian D'Costa in The Ready Room

Ever wonder where one of the most famous sports/luxury car manufacturers got its logo from? Interestingly enough, it had absolutely nothing to do with cars and everything to do with Italy’s most decorated fighter pilot of the First World War. Born to a wealthy family in Northern Italy, Francesco Baracca was a product of the Military Academy [read more...]