Newcomers to War Thunder should try to avoid making these common beginner mistakes. The roar of plane engines, the crunch of tank treads over rubble, the concussive force of a bomb blowing a bunker apart — the sights and sounds of war leave no question about the scale of the conflict or the seriousness of the stakes. War Thunder is a deep and intense vehicular combat game, and it's easy...
Former Naval Aviator explains why Green Shirts show pilots the gross weight of their aircraft on the catapu… – The Aviation Geek Club
An aircraft catapult is a device used to allow aircraft to take off from a very limited amount of space, such as the deck of a vessel, but can also be installed on land-based runways in rare cases. It is now most commonly used on aircraft carriers, as a form of assisted take off. In the form used on aircraft carriers the catapult consists of a track, or slot, built into the flight deck, below...
Australia buried 23 F-111 strike aircraft after the Pig’s retirement. Here’s why. – The Aviation Geek Club
The General Dynamics F-111C was a variant of the F-111 Aardvark medium-range interdictor and tactical strike aircraft, developed by General Dynamics to meet Australian requirements. The design was based on the F-111A model but included longer wings and strengthened undercarriage. The Australian government ordered 24 F-111Cs to equip the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1963, but the aircraft...
From Missileer to Tomcat: The saga of the development of the F-14 out of the ashes of the Joint Service F-1… – The Aviation Geek Club
The saga of the development of the F-14 Tomcat out of the ashes of the Joint Service F-111B program is quite a tale. Though widely derided for choosing the F-111 for commonality, Secretary of Defense McNamara was merely looking at platforms and ways to save money with his bean counter mentality. The REAL reason he chose to combine the Navy’s Fleet Defense Interceptor program with the Air...
The story behind this artwork featuring Jimmy Stewart’s B-52F dropping bombs on a daylight mission ag… – The Aviation Geek Club
The beautiful artwork by Mark Postlethwaite featured in this post shows bombs falling from a formation of B-52Fs of the 3960th Strategic Wing (SW) during an Arc Light bombing mission from Andersen AFB, Guam. As told by Jon Lake in his book B-52 Stratofortress Units in Combat 1955-73, the nearest B-52F was the aircraft flown by Brig Gen Jimmy Stewart, USAF Reserve, who was then coming to the end...
USAF F-15 female pilot recalls when instead of ejecting she stayed aboard her Eagle after it suffered an in… – The Aviation Geek Club
In aircraft, an ejection seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft in an emergency. In most designs, the aircraft canopy comes off and the seat is propelled out of the aircraft by an explosive charge or rocket motor, carrying the pilot with it. Once clear of the aircraft, the ejection seat deploys a parachute. In two seat aircraft, the seats are ejected at...
UFOs: Pentagon releases New Video of an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena observed from a US Navy F/A-18 last year – The Aviation Geek Club
In an open hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) before the House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee on May 17, 2022, Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Mr. Scott Bray shared this video of a US Naval aviator encounter with an unknown object in a fleeting pass. The video in this post, captured by the pilot in the cockpit of a Navy...
The Experten: Analyzing Survival rates for Aces – The Aviation Geek Club
These statistics are compiled using lists on both Wikipedia and Acesofww2.com. There are some discrepancies especially among Imperial Japanese figures, and we are going with the AcesofWW2 list as Japanese Ace figures can be notoriously controversial. Wiki and Aces do agree on the Luftwaffe lists hence we are keeping the Wiki Link. Luftwaffe: Finland; Imperial Japan France: Italy Croatia Hungary...
Genshin Impact: Yun Jin Hangout Guide – GameRant
Genshin Impact 2.4 released two Hangout events, one of them is for Yun Jin. Here’s how players can achieve all five endings.Yun Jin is a new 4-Star Polearm Geo character that was released on Genshin Impact 2.4. She, along with Ningguang, has a Hangout event in this update. For those who may not know, Yun Jin is a famous singer, dancer, and actress who works at the Heyu Tea House.Like any...
Israel to purchase twelve CH-53K heavy lift helicopters and two additional KC-46 tanker aircraft – The Aviation Geek Club
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has signed a Letter of Acceptance with the US government to purchase twelve CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters on Dec. 30, 2021, a NAVAIR news release says. The CH-53K is the most powerful helicopter ever built by the US government and will replace the IAF current fleet of modified CH-53D Yasur helicopters, which have been flying for over 50 years. The signed...
