News

Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN2d
Why the F-100 Super Sabre’s Supersonic Triumph Came at a Deadly Cost
What would you call an airplane that holds such a dominant edge over its rivals in the sky yet reduces even the most aggressive pilots to sweat glands? The North American F-100 Super Sabre, the first ...
Smithsonian Magazine6d
This World War I Plane Has Two Claims to Fame: It Was One of the Deadliest Fighter Aircraft of Its Time, and It Was Flown by Snoopy
The Sopwith Camel was challenging to fly but also successful in downing enemy planes, and it went on to gain pop-culture fame ...
Sam Kulasingam: Record-Setter, River Bandit, Future Fighter Pilot
Number 8, Sam Kulasingam. Before stepping into the batter’s box at Modern Woodmen Park, Sam Kulasingam had already written ...
Fighter pilots used to be gods – but now AI has them in its sights
Like countless other schoolboys, Greg Bagwell dreamed of becoming an RAF fighter pilot when he grew up. Unlike countless ...
Giora Epstein, Israeli fighter ace known as ‘Hawkeye’ who had 17 strikes against enemy aircraft
Giora Epstein, who has died aged 87, was an Israeli Air Force pilot who could claim to be the top fighter ace of the ...
Saga Of Tejas - The Fighter Jet That Will Replace The Mighty MiG-21
The mighty MiG-21, after serving the air force for 62 years, will retire and get replaced by the newer Tejas fighter jets. An ...
WTOP News22d
An Indian fighter jet crashes and both pilots are killed
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian air force jet crashed in the western state of Rajasthan on Wednesday, killing both pilots, officials said. The Indian air force said in a statement on X that the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune27d
Letters of a local WWII bomber pilot tell a different side of the story
The letters tell about his father’s training as a fighter pilot, from flying school to flying assignments as an instructor and later as a B-24 Liberator bomber first pilot.