Aug 21
This Avro Vulcan (HX558) bomber has been incredibly brought to flying condition and is now performing at airshows in Great Britain. The Vulcan was a sub-sonic nuclear capable jet bomber which operated from 1953-1984 in the RAF service.
To put the effort involved in getting this flying, it would be the approximate equivalent of a group of US volunteers coming together, acquiring, restoring, and funding a Boeing B-47 Stratojet to display and fly at airshows.
FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) imagery of a downed UH-60 Blackhawk being destroyed by two AH-64 Apaches.
It is just amazing to see this bomber in this refueling video. Either from a KC-10 or KC-135, I don’t know. As it comes into view, it just keeps getting bigger and bigger, dominating the scene. What an impressive sight.
Video of the all new Sukhoi T-50 during a test flight. I like the close formation video during the landing on that runway surrounded by all of that snow.
The Airbus A-400M completed its first flight today after a long and troublesome development. The four engined turboprop is designed to replace the aging C130 widely in use throughout the world.
Conceived in 1982 by Aerospatiale, British Aerospace, Lockheed, and MBB, the large cargo and troop transport has been plagued by political and technological issues, leading to its long delayed first flight.
