Abandoned Russian MiG-29 Fulcrum - Training Base of the Moscow Power Engineering Insitute and Moscow Aviation Institute
via English Russia
Florida Air National Guard F-15 Eagles Take Part in Dissimilar Air Combat Training with Bulgarian MiG-21 Fishbeds and Mig-29 Fulcrums During Operation Atlantic Resolve.
Photos: Frank Crebas via Foxtrot Alpha
Swedish Air Force Saab 29 Tunnan
Also known as the Flygande Tunnan, or “flying barrel.”
Photo: John5199 via Foxtrot Alpha
English Electric/BAC Lightning : Proposed Swing-Wing Variant
A navalized Lightning proposed was made in the late 1960s with an improved long-range derivative of the AIRPASS radar in a solid nose; side-mounted air intakes; variable-geometry outer wings (“swing wings”) like those of the Soviet Su-17 to permit carrier landings; greater fuel capacity and less thirsty, more powerful engines; and armament of four missiles, not just two.
The proposal never got past the early design phase.
Drawing via AirVectors; Model via Fred’s Model Website
Proposed F-4(FV)S Phantom II Swing-Wing Model
With the F-111B in a death spiral and the F-14 Tomcat but a glimmer in the future, McDonnell company offered an unsolicited solution, a variable geometry wing variant of the hugely successful F-4 Phantom II. An assessment of this proposal, given the provisional designation F-4 (FV)S, revealed that this it was lacking in several key areas, notably combat effectiveness: the AN / AWG-10 radar and AIM-7F missiles would be a significant downgrade from the desired AN /AWG-9/AIM-54 combination. Scorned by the Navy, McDonnell offered the aircraft to Britain as a cheaper alternative to the Anglo-French AFVG then under consideration. This aircraft would have been powered by the British Rolls-Royce RB-168-27R and given the designation F-4M (FVS).
via Hush-Kit
Cruise Line Ships Photographed from Above:
- Caribbean Princess
- Carnival Sensation
- Carnival Victory
- Disney Dream
- Norwegian Sky
- Carnival Victory
- Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas
- Royal Caribbean Majesty of the Seas
Photos: Jeffrey Milstein via Slate
Prototype animatronic head/performance helmet for Slimer from Ghostbusters II
From Wired’s article on 40 years of ILM (Industrial Lights & Magic)
Bomb disposal robots compete in the 2015 Western National Robot Rodeo and Capability Exercise, which started this week in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
via Gizmodo
Engine Shop collection of 17 complete exhaust engine nozzles for the F100-PW-200 and F100-PW-220-229 engines of the F-15C, D and E jets based at RAF Lakenheath, UK.
via The Aviationist
Hind Heist: Mount Hope III - 1987 CIA/Air Force Mission to “Acquire” an Abandoned Libyan Mi-24D Hind Helicopter in Chad
The 160th Special Operations Group, the “Night Stalkers,” used CH-47 Chinooks to recover a Mil Mi-24D Hind helicopter left behind by Libyan forces at a base within Chad during the border war between the two nations. The recovery team kept clear of nearby Libyan forces and endured a sandstorm to sweep in and recover the helicopter for intelligence purposes.
Story at TacAirNet
US Navy’s Hyper Velocity Projectile (HVP) Continues Testing for Electromagntic Rail Gun and Other Guns
The HVP is planned to be made available for rail guns, 155mm artillery, and 5 inch guns for the Navy, Marines, and Army. Depending on the the type of gun used, it could have a range between 17 and 100 miles.
via Foxtrot Alpha
US Army 12th Aviation Battalion - Airlift for the Military District of Washington (MDW)
The most visible component of the 12th Aviation Battalion are the fleet of VIP VH-60 Black Hawks of the Executive Flight Detachment (Photos 1 & 2). These are used to transport the Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs, and other Pentagon civilian leadership in and around Washington, DC. The interior of these VH-60s rival the President’s Marine One (Photos 3 & 4).
The 12th Aviation Battalion also flies UH-60 Black Hawks and UH-72A Lakotas for it’s other primary mission: evacuation of government and military officials from Washington, DC in the event of emergency. The 26 helicopters of the battalion participated in a simulated evacuation in 2014, flying their helicopters through Washington, DC air space (Photos 6 & 7).
via Foxtrot Alpha
USMC CH-53E Super Stallion Prepares for a Night Sortie
A burst of fire erupts from the muzzle of a 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division M1 Abrams tank during gunnery training at Fort Hood, Texas.
Photo: Maj. Adam Weece/DoD via US Army Flickr Page
Russian Circus Celebrates Victory Day by Dressing Baikal Seals in Helmets with Flags and Guns
Because Russia…
Via Gawker