The July 4th Salute to America will include flyovers of several cities that played roles in the American Revolution. This aerial salute in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore will feature the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The F-16, known in the fighter pilot community as the “Viper” is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text]The cockpit and its bubble canopy give the pilot unobstructed forward and upward vision, and greatly improved vision over the side and to the rear. The seat-back angle was expanded from the usual 13 degrees to 30 degrees, increasing pilot comfort and gravity force tolerance. The pilot has excellent flight control of the F-16 through its “fly-by-wire” system. Electrical wires relay commands, replacing the usual cables and linkage controls. For easy and accurate control of the aircraft during high G-force combat maneuvers, a side stick controller is used instead...
[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1480677055476{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The F-22 Raptor's combination of stealth, supercruise and maneuverability represents an exponential leap in the advancement of fighter aircraft. The F-22 Raptor performs both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions and cannot be matched by any known or projected fighter aircraft.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="14px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1482492088820{padding-bottom: 33px !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The F-22's advanced avionics and sensors allow the pilot to track, identify, shoot and eliminate air-to-air threats before ever being detected. The F-22 also has the ability to attack targets on the ground. The F-22 is a stealth fighter and virtually invisible to radar. Because missiles hanging from the wings or on the wing tips create a radar signature, they are stored internally.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="14px"][edgtf_blockquote text="With the use of its unique thrust vectoring engine nozzles, the...
The military has released maps showing the Blue Angels flight path for the flyover of Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Pompano Beach, Miami and Jacksonville on Friday, May 8, 2020....
Stunning aerial photos and video of the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels over NYC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC and Atlanta during Operation America Strong...
The Patrouille de France perform a flyover of New York City on March 25, 2017 just two days after arriving in North America for their U.S. Tour. The first pass southbound is over the Statue of Liberty. The second pass northbound passed by the World Trade Center....
Thunderbird 8 and his crew chief visited Orlando Sanford Int'l Airport on February 11, 2020 to kick off planning for the team's performance at the Lockheed Martin Space & Air Show on October 31 - November 1, 2020. They met with local agencies and reviewed support needs and details from their 110 page support manual to assist in the complex logistical planning involved in hosting a "Traveling fighter squadron."...
