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WP-3D and WC-130 Flying Into The Storm

WP-3D and WC-130 Flying Into The Storm

Hurricane Hunter Aircraft In the Atlantic Ocean, they are called hurricanes. In the Pacific, typhoons. When they are approaching the United States, not everyone is trying to avoid the storm. Some men and women jump into aircraft and fly directly into the storm...for...

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Working and Living on a U.S. Submarine

Working and Living on a U.S. Submarine

Previously, we’ve shared articles about aircraft carriers and fighter aircraft taking off from carriers. One example of this is our Working and Living on a U.S. Aircraft Carrier, which includes links to videos from the Carl Vinson, Nimitz, and Roosevelt. These...

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Barrel Roll Over A Russian Bear

Barrel Roll Over A Russian Bear

In 1986, we had TOPGUN the movie, an action drama about Naval aviators attending the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program commonly referred to as TOPGUN. In it, the star Maverick, played by Tom Cruise, explains to an astrophysicist civilian...

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Duotech’s Airborne Radar Test Platform Has Arrived

Duotech’s Airborne Radar Test Platform Has Arrived

On June 5, 2021, Dan Bader, COO of Duotech Services, arrived at the Macon County Airport (1A5) with Duotech Services' latest radar system testing platform, a Cessna 425 Conquest 1. The weather was perfect for the midday landing at 1A5 located in Franklin, NC. When the...

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F-15 Sets World Record But Then The SU-27 Takes It Away

F-15 Sets World Record But Then The SU-27 Takes It Away

The F-4 Phantom and MiG-25 Foxbat were both fast and powerful fighter aircraft. Between the two, they held many world speed records for time to climb (time-to-altitude), meaning the time it takes to fly from the earth’s surface to certain known altitudes. One of those...

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The New F-15EX Eagle II Sees Its First Training Mission

The New F-15EX Eagle II Sees Its First Training Mission

The F-15 Eagle is a dominant air-to-air platform. This all-weather tactical fighter was introduced into service in July 1972. The primary user for the highly maneuverable twin-engine jet is the United States Air Force, but it has also been exported to Japan, Saudi...

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Jet Friday: Train to Fight. Train to Win. Red Flag Exercise

Jet Friday: Train to Fight. Train to Win. Red Flag Exercise

“It’s not a contest or a competition. There are no winners or losers. It’s about training and saving lives.” ~ Narrator, Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag Above a 12,700 square mile area of desert in Nevada, F-15 Eagles from the United States Air Force, Eurofighter...

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Switzerland’s History With The F-5 Freedom Fighter

Switzerland’s History With The F-5 Freedom Fighter

The single-seat, supersonic light fighter F-5 has been in service since 1964 with the United States Air Force. This agile, reliable jet provided great engine performance to its user with low operational costs. Its service life began as the F-5A (single-seat) and F-5B...

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Video: Fly-By-Wire, How Does It Work?

Video: Fly-By-Wire, How Does It Work?

CABLE AND PULLEY FLIGHT CONTROLS In many traditional aircraft, the link between the pilot’s controls and the aircraft’s flight surfaces is what is referred to as mechanical flight controls. The force applied by the pilot to the yoke, either left or right, front or...

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