How good is China’s J-10C fighter? We ask Justin Bronk ... - Hush-Kit
WEBFeb 26, 2019 · The latest version, the J-10C, is the most potent – with a modern AESA radar and the ability to carry the PL-15 long range air-to-air missile, a formidable weapon in the same class as Europe’s much lauded Meteor. We asked Justin Bronk how the aircraft would fare against the F-16, the most widely used modern fighter aircraft.
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 ...
RC-135 pilot interview: Cold War Spyflights - Hush-Kit
WEBDecember 2, 2018. RC-135 pilot interview: Cold War Spyflights. 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 ...
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.
Pilots of 7 rival fighter aircraft types describe dogfights against F ...
WEBMarch 17, 2020. Pilots of 7 rival fighter aircraft types describe dogfights against F-16s. 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 ...
Top Ten Twin-Engine Fighters of World War II - Hush-Kit
WEBOct 15, 2021 · The de Havilland Mosquito perhaps epitomises the outcome that mid-Thirties aircraft designers were reaching for in scheming out their ‘strategic fighter’ designs in France, Germany, Japan, Poland, the Netherlands, and doubtless elsewhere. The golden objective was to come up with a fast, heavily armed twin-engine aircraft that had the range to act as a bomber escort, and the speed ...
The 11 Tiniest Jet Fighters - Hush-Kit
WEBDec 27, 2020 · Here are eleven jet fighters that may have been delivered in a low-quality chocolate egg. 11. HAL Tejas ‘Pocket fire’. L: 13.2m, W: 8.2m. A full ostrich shorter than an F-16, India’s light combat aircraft is the smallest fighter currently in service, and India’s first indigenous supersonic aircraft.
The F-19 stealth fighter: Would it have worked in the real world?
WEBMay 25, 2018 · The F-117 achieves the same effect through using cool engine bypass air. The fins on the F-19 model are canted inwards. The configuration is similar to that used in the initial Have Blue demonstrator aircraft which preceded the F-117. This was either a very good guess, or suggests some awareness of Have Blue.
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….
10 Aircraft Made Great By a New Engine - Hush-Kit
WEBMay 28, 2022 · A great aircraft is the civil (or military) partnership of a good engine and good airframe, and sometimes a separation is necessary to make way for a more appropriate partner.Many great airframe aircraft have been held back by combination with inappropriate or inferior engines. Here are 10 power-hungry flying machines that finally got the grunt they deserved.