The Soviet MiG-29 is a fighter jet just as iconic as the American F-15 and F-16 it was designed to combat, and there are ...
Since entering service in 1974, the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle has been credited with 104 air-to-air victories without a ...
Before Yeager and Air Force test pilots Albert Boyd and H.E. Tom Collins put the MiG-15 through its paces, technicians inspected it for signs of sabotage and determined it was safe. The MiG was ...
The Soviets then went to work building a jet from German engines. In 1946, the year after the war, they developed the Jumo-powered Yak-15 and the BMW-powered MiG-9 (the latter was faster). But ...
The MiG-23 was supposed to be another feather in MiG’s cap, like the MiG-15 or the MiG-21 before it. But the sweep-wing MiG-23 proved to be a nightmare, with poor handling, poor stability ...
Viral Dashcam footage from Israel shows the exact moment when a deadly Hezbollah rocket fell on a busy road between northern ...
Keep up with the latest Simple Flying coverage of military aviation here. Beyond its technical prowess, the MiG-15 carries significant historical weight. Its introduction influenced Cold War ...
This jet was made for flying over lower and higher altitudes, which the MIG 25 Foxbat was unable to do. This jet is easy to ...
Just 4300 L usable internal fuel volume, 4440-4458 L of total volume. The worst was the MiG-23UB, with 4240 L total internal fuel volume. Note: if you want to calculate weights, standard Soviet fuel ...
The MiG-31 Foxhound is one of the fastest fighter jets in the world These jets can hit speeds up to Mach 2.8, or roughly ...