US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin did not identify the type of helicopter or the quantity. The Czech Air Force operates the Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter, which Ukraine possesses as well Alert 5 reported that US Secretary of ... aviation-wings.com/czech-republic… #wingsofaviation

The EF-111A Raven In the 1980s and 1990s, EF-111A Ravens, often referred to as "Fat Tails" and "Spark Varks" (the F-111 is also called the Aardvark), were used as tactical electronic jammer ... aviation-wings.com/ef-111a-ewo-re… #EF111A #aviation #military #history #planes #coldwar

‘The real RIO was Lt. David J. “Goose” Lortscher. His callsign Goose later became part of the movie,’ John Chesire, former US Navy F-14A Tomcat pilot. We are all familiar with the scene from the movie Top Gun, the one ... aviation-wings.com/f-14a-tomcat-p… #militaryaircraft

K-314 Captain Vladimir Evseenko did not agree since the incident had caused no loss of life or the submarine itself. “We even managed to kick out the ‘enemy’ for a long time,” he pointed out On Mar. 21, 1984, while US Navy ... aviation-wings.com/when-russian-n… #militaryaircraft

Touting it as the next evolution of the current AH-64E v6 attack helicopter, the Modernized Apache can be differentiated externally from the classic Apache by its longer wing During AUSA 2022, Boeing took the opportunity to unveil ... aviation-wings.com/meet-boeing-mo… #wingsofaviation

Ejection seat An ejection seat is a mechanism installed in an #aircraft that is intended to save the pilot or other crew members in the event of an emergency. Most of designs include ... aviation-wings.com/usaf-pilot-rec… #history #planes #aviation #B52 #coldwar #OperationLinebackerII

French Aéronavale F-8 Crusader One term for the Vought F-8 Crusader was "fighter pilot's fighter." Although flying the jet was difficult, particularly during carrier landings, Crusader ... aviation-wings.com/us-navy-f-8-pi… #F8 #aviation #planes #history #military #FrenchAéronavale

The Tupolev Tu-144 The Tupolev Tu-144 (Russian: Tyполев Ту-144; NATO reporting name: Charger) is a retired jet airliner and commercial supersonic transport aircraft (SST). It is one of only two SSTs to enter commercial ... aviation-wings.com/footage-shows-… #militaryaircraft

‘Airspeed indicators were on one side, attitude indicators were on the other, altimeter gauges were in the middle, and we couldn’t even tell what time it was. It was a nightmare,' said Richard ... aviation-wings.com/first-sr-71-rs… #aircraft #history #aviation #military #planes #habu

‘He told me he’d debated doing it for about 10 seconds, but being a Marine meant you were compelled to do stuff like that,’ Tim Hibbetts, former Naval Aviator Maverick: “We weren’t below the hard deck for more than ... aviation-wings.com/naval-aviator-… #wingsofaviation #humor

‘F-16 vs. F-4 max performance turn. I once saw this performed live. Stunning,' said David Tussey, former US Navy A-7E Corsair II pilot The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter ... aviation-wings.com/us-naval-aviat… #F4 #F16 #Viper #aviation #military #planes #history

Diarrhea in the cockpit of an attack helicopter Diarrhea was a common and serious medical condition that afflicted many US troops in Vietnam, in other conflicts and in peace time. Helicopter pilots and others flying ... aviation-wings.com/us-army-ah-64-… #wingsofaviation #helicopters

The Scaled Composites ARES Agile Responsive Effective Support (ARES) is a full-scale proof-of-concept demonstrator that was developed as a concept in support of a US Army request for a Low-Cost Battlefield ... aviation-wings.com/usaf-avionics-… #planes #history #aviation #military #A10

If the Navy chooses to accept it, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) could get its big screen debut in Tom Cruise’s next “Mission Impossible” movie Top Gun: Maverick producer and star Tom Cruise, writer and producer Christopher ... aviation-wings.com/top-gun-maveri… #militaryaircraft

The least visible shape produced at the Skunk Works was a thousand times more visible than the F-117A Nighthawk shape The first operational #aircraft in the world built to take ... aviation-wings.com/did-you-know-t… #F117A #D21 #planes #military #F117Nighthawk #aviation #F117 #history

Convair was able to move the XB-58 prototype from Fort Worth, Texas, to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, for testing, using a modified Peacemaker bomber, with ease because of the ... aviation-wings.com/the-b-36-peace… #planes #B36 #B29 #XB58 #military #history #XB58Hustler #aviation

‘This would be only the fellow’s third actual landing in an airliner. He’d had one good one and one not so good. This was going to be a demanding test for him and I was anxious to see how he handled it.’ Larry Durbin, Boeing ... aviation-wings.com/united-airline… #militaryaircraft

The F-102 Delta Dagger The United States Air Force's first operational supersonic, all-weather interceptor with Mach 1 capability was the F-102 Delta Dagger. Its signature wasp-waisted ... aviation-wings.com/usaf-deuce-pil… #planes #F102 #aviation #history #DeltaDagger #military

The F-22 Raptor The 5th Generation F-22 Raptor is the world’s premier air dominance fighter and a proven US Air Force (USAF) strategic deterrent. A combination of sensor capability, integrated avionics, situational awareness, ... aviation-wings.com/us-navy-f-a-18… #militaryaircraft

‘Apparently, the scope came up inside the box. Not so much a needle in a haystack, more like threading a needle in a haystack,’ John Hartzog, former US Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer The periscope is the eye of the submarine. ... aviation-wings.com/nuclear-submar… #militaryaircraft