by Lee Cloer | Feb 1, 2019 | General Interest
The 1970s – The Vietnam War would end but the Cold War continued the chess match between the United States and the Soviet Union. It was the decade when the F-18 Hornet, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-15 Eagle, and the F-14 Tomcat would enter service. Today, all but the...
by Lee Cloer | Oct 26, 2018 | General Interest, Jet Fridays, Video
How hard is it to negotiate a carrier landing? It’s a precision dance between pilot, plane, and ship that takes lots of practice. As a pilot approaches the deck, they must make many minor adjustments to get the aircraft in line with a constantly moving target....
by Lee Cloer | Oct 24, 2018 | General Interest
In the Beginning – WWII During WWII, both the Germans and British were able to capture each other’s aircraft by various means. Both sides would use these captured aircraft to train their own pilots on the weakness and strengths of the platforms they would...
by Lee Cloer | Oct 15, 2018 | General Interest
Eager to get into the sky, a young man’s infatuation with flight carries him to a small field of the Philadelphia Naval Yard. He runs up and down the makeshift airstrip trying to get his small aircraft he rented for $25 a month, off the ground. The closest he gets is...
by Lee Cloer | Aug 10, 2018 | General Interest, Jet Fridays, Video
If you check out our previous #JetFriday videos, you will see that Duotech has shared many great cockpit based videos recorded during flight demonstrations in the F-16, F-18, F-5, A-10, and others. This video we are sharing today is the most unique view we’ve seen...