ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – The Blue Angels were flying high as they stopped to greet employees at Boeing St. Louis. Hear from the pilots about what it means to visit the home of the F/A-18s used by the squadron. ☆☆☆ (Image: from Boeing video) FLYHIGH.NEWSAviation News, Videos and More! Continue reading VIDEO – BLUE ANGELS VISIT BOEING IN ST. LOUIS
MOSCOW – Russian Air Force’s heavyweight combat drone ‘Hunter’ has made it’s maiden flight. The combat drone is designed by Sukhoi, and is said to be able to collect intelligence and to strike enemy targets. The technical specs of the brand new UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) still remain a secret, although some media reports suggest it has a takeoff weight of between 20 and 25 … Continue reading VIDEO – RUSSIA SHOWCASES ‘HUNTER’ COMBAT DRONE ON ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT
WHALEY BRIDGE, ENGLAND – Since Thursday August 1, a section of wall on the 188 years old Whaley Bridge Dam has collapsed. The structure was at a ‘critical’ point and engineers feared the dam could collapse. 6000 residents from Whaley Bridge were evacuated as a precaution. A RAF Chinook helicopter was deployed to drop 400 tonnes of aggregate into the damaged area, and specialist contractors added … Continue reading VIDEO – RAF CHINOOK DEPLOYED TO HELP ‘CRITICAL’ WHALEY BRIDGE DAM
SIBERIA, RUSSIA – Wildfires in Siberia are common. But this summer unusually hot weather, dry thunderstorms and strong winds have combined to spark an emergency. More than 2.5 million hectares of forest are on fire throughout several regions in Siberia. A state of emergency has been declared in the five hardest-hit regions of Siberia. Last week Russia has deployed additional forces with at least 20 … Continue reading RUSSIAN AF IL-76s BATTLE TO CONTAIN THE BLAZES OF WILDFIRES IN SIBERIA
GÉNÉRAC, FRANCE – A Securité Civile Conair S-2 Turbo Firecat firefighting plane has crashed this afternoon shortly after 5:00 PM Local Time in the area of Générac in France. The pilot was killed in the tragic crash, while battling the fires in the area. The pilot of the Firecat (former Grumman S-2 Tracker from the Canadian Navy) was fighting one of the three new fires … Continue reading FIREFIGHTING PLANE CRASHED IN FRANCE
OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN – Watch the complete Night Airshow from last Saturday of Oshkosh 2019. This is definitely the most awesome Night Airshow in the world. An F-22 full afterburner demo in twilight, illuminated planes flying in formation, a jet powered truck, a MiG-17 with full afterburner in complete darkness, massive fireworks. You name it, you’ll see it in this awesome video, which was streamed live … Continue reading RELIVE THE COMPLETE EAA AIRVENTURE NIGHT AIRSHOW AT OSHKOSH
DUBLIN, IRELAND – Aer Lingus has released a spectacular video of Sunday’s opener at Bray Air Display; Shamrock 1936, a formation flight with Irish Air Corps’ Team Silver – with their Pilatus PC-9s – and an Aer Lingus A320 in its new livery. The stunning footage – taken with cameras from inside the cockpit, from a helicopter and from the ground – show a beautiful … Continue reading SPECTACULAR VIDEO OF AER LINGUS A320 AT IRISH AIRSHOW
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – Early on Tuesday, a Pakistan Army aircraft crashed in a residential area in Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad. All 5 crew members and 13 civilians were killed, 12 more people were injured, an army statement said. The crash happened during a routine training flight. According to a Pakistan Army spokesperson, all 5 crew members – including 2 pilots – and 13 civilians … Continue reading PAKISTAN ARMY PLANE CRASHED NEAR ISLAMABAD, KILLING 18 PEOPLE
☆☆☆ (Image – from Tian Lawson video) FLYHIGH.NEWSAviation News, Videos and More! Continue reading VIDEO – C-5 SUPER GALAXY BRAKE FIRE AT OSKOSH 2019
OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN – See how the US Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo Team performs a Heritage Flight with three P-51 Mustangs and an awesome, modified, non-aerobatic demonstration profile in twilight, during the Wednesday night airshow at EAA AirVenture 2019 in Oshkosh. Look for the glowing afterburner! The jet was not allowed to perform aerobatics due to airspace restrictions. ☆☆☆ (Photo: 2nd Lt. Samuel Eckholm (USAF)) … Continue reading VIDEO – AWESOME F-22 RAPTOR TWILIGHT AFTERBURNER DEMO AT OSHKOSH 2019
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