Spitfire versus Messerschmitt Bf 109: A comparison of the
WEBApr 17, 2018 · January 31, 2019 - 12:11 pm Pingback: 10 Worst German aircraft | Hush-Kit; October 25, 2019 - 2:42 pm Pingback: Top 10 night fighters | Hush-Kit; November 13, 2019 - 11:32 am Pingback: O Combustível de Alta Octanagem na Batalha da Inglaterra – O Velho General; November 25, 2019 - 3:29 pm John Starkey “Spitfires tasked to carry out offensive fighter sweeps and raids over Northern France in ...
How good is China’s J-10C fighter? We ask Justin Bronk ... - Hush-Kit
WEBFeb 26, 2019 · The Chinese J-10 is in service in large, and growing, numbers. The latest version, the J-10C, is a formidable machine. We spoke to Justin Bronk, Research Fellow for Airpower and Technology at the RUSI think-tank to find out more. No nation has more new aircraft programmes than China, and the progress it has made in …
Rare Eagles: Unusual F-15 variants - Hush-Kit
WEBMar 20, 2019 · When the F-15 Eagle entered production, Nixon was in office. Now, 47 years later, it is still in production, and in 2019 the United States Air Force requested a radically modernised version, the F-15EX. The reason for its longevity? The Eagle can do almost anything that is asked of it. McDonnell Douglas F-15N Sea Eagle The effort…
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WEB5 days ago · 10. Empire of pane . Long before Concorde used its famous ‘droopsnoot’ to exchange high-speed aerodynamics for a better view for the pilot during landing, the Rainbow had a similar solution. Like the earlier the B-29, the Rainbow had a nose of curved glass panes. While B-29 crews loved the curved glazed nose for the unobstructed view in flight, and its low drag, they hated the fact it cast ...
A very brief history of German stealth - Hush-Kit
WEBJun 16, 2013 · The first application of what we know today as stealth technology, was on German submarines in World War II, which were covered with material coatings to reduce their sonar and radar conspicuity. It is often thought that the Horten Ho 229 flying wing was the first stealth aircraft, but there is little evidence to suggest…
Pilots of 7 rival fighter aircraft types describe dogfights against F ...
WEBMar 17, 2020 · Whenever I interview a modern fighter pilot, the subject of how his or her fighter compares to the F-16 in a close-in fight is always brought up. I collated these answers for a snapshot of how the pilots of other types (including the 'Flanker', Gripen and Rafale) rate the formidable Viper. (The full interviews can be…
RC-135 pilot interview: Cold War Spyflights - Hush-Kit
WEBDec 2, 2018 · The RC-135 has been quietly snooping and changing history for almost 60 years. Robert Hopkins flew the RC' in the heat of the Cold War, braving intercepting MiG-31s and other threats to eavesdrop on the US' potential enemies and hoover up vital intelligence for Presidents and generals. We met him to find out more. What…
Flying & Fighting in the Panavia Tornado GR4A: Interview ... - Hush …
WEBJul 26, 2020 · A potent low-level specialist, the Tornado GR series served the Royal Air Force for 40 years, 28 years of which it was active in combat. We talked to Mandy Hickson about her experiences of flying the last British recce variant of the 'Mighty Fin', the GR4A, including her wartime missions over Iraq. What were first…
Flak: myth versus reality with Donald Nijboer - Hush-Kit
WEBMar 25, 2021 · Much feared by military aircrew, flak blew thousands of aeroplanes from the sky across the 20th century. We grilled Donald Nijboer author of Flak in World War II, about the dreaded flak. What is Flak? "Flak is an acronym/initialism for the German word, Flugabwehrkanone, meaning aircraft-defence cannon. When the Allies began to …
Flying & fighting in the Sukhoi Su-30 ‘Flanker’: A pilot interview
WEBJul 20, 2019 · Described as a ‘royal merciless game-changer’, the Sukhoi Su-30 ‘Flanker’ is a monster: a long-ranged, well armed, unbeatably manoeuvrable fighter uniquely equipped with 3D thrust-vectoring control (TVC) enabling it to perform seemingly impossible aerobatics in the sky. We spoke to IAF Gp Capt Anurag Sharma to learn more about flying and fighting in the Russian superfighter.