Month: August 2022

[ad_1] The Leonardo AW609 during the flight display at Jesolo Airshow, Italy, on Aug. 28, 2022. (All images: Alessandro Fucito / The Aviationist) The Leonardo AW609 made a public appearance during a recent airshow in Italy. While it prepares to be certified as the world’s first commercial tiltrotor aircraft, it can also be configured for …

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[ad_1] One of the last Slovak MiG-29s flying close to the photo ship on Aug. 25, 2022. (All images credit: Author / The Aviationist) The MiG-29 Era in the Slovak Air Force has come to an end. We joined them air-to-air before they were retired. The farewell of the MiG-29 Fulcrum, from the Slovak Air …

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[ad_1] A screenshot of the video shared by the Ukrainian Air Force showing the moment an AGM-88 HARM is fired. The Ukrainian Air Force has shared an interesting clip that shows several AGM-88 HARM shots. As already reported, at the beginning of August, the first photos of what appeared to be debris of AGM-88 HARM ARMs …

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[ad_1] Shortly before the Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat, the venerable fighter jet made a final appearance in a flyover of PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Flyovers are always a tremendously… The post Fan’s Reaction To A Final F-14 Flyover Is Fantastic appeared first on Avgeekery.com. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The formation of three Tornados and one F-35A returns to Ghedi on Aug. 29, 2022. (All images: Daniele Zanolini) For the first time an Italian Air Force F-35 launched from Ghedi Air Base and recovered there after conducting a training mission with the local-based Tornados. On Aug. 29, 2022, an F-35A of the Italian …

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[ad_1] The formation of three Tornados and one F-35A returns to Ghedi on Aug. 29, 2022. (All images: Daniele Zanolini) For the first time an Italian Air Force F-35 launched from Ghedi Air Base and recovered there after conducting a training mission with the local-based Tornados. On Aug. 29, 2022, an F-35A of the Italian …

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[ad_1] Turboprop airliners are not an uncommon sight at America’s airports. But the first turboprop transport to operate in the United States was a modern marvel, the Vickers Viscount. It bridged… The post 1955: America Welcomes the Viscount, the World’s First Turboprop Airliner appeared first on Avgeekery.com. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] NASA is all systems GO at Kennedy Space Center in Florida tonight, as the countdown clock ticks towards a launch attempt at 8:33 a.m. EDT Monday morning with the maiden… The post NASA’s Artemis-1 is GO for Launch on Monday: Watch it Here appeared first on Avgeekery.com. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] A close up image of Red 6 after the birdstrike (Image credit: @IAmAnIanIAm) The bird strike resulted in a canopy broken and emergency landing. The Red Arrows were performing at Rhyl Air Show in the afternoon on Aug. 28, 2022, when the display team was forced to cut short their display after Red 6 …

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[ad_1] An MH-139A Grey Wolf lifts off for a mission Aug. 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Grey Wolf sortie was the first flight since the Air Force took over ownership of the aircraft Aug. 12. It also marked the first all-Air Force personnel flight in the Air Force’s newest helicopter. (U.S. Air …

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