Jan 7, 2025 | Chinese, Other Military Aviation, Soviet/Russian
In recent years, two Chinese fighter aircraft have emerged which have caused a stir in the West. The first is the fifth generation J-20 ‘Mighty Dragon’, a rival to the F-35, F-22, and Su-57. The other is the J-16, a familiar looking multirole aircraft. Based on the...
Jan 7, 2025 | Other Military Aviation, Soviet/Russian
In the late 1970s, the Soviet Union would develop a new fighter aircraft which, for a time, rivalled the F-16 as the best dogfighter in the sky. The MiG-29 Fulcrum – as it became known – was a great design. As time has gone on, the aircraft has remained a...
Feb 23, 2024 | Air Forces, Other Military Aviation, Soviet/Russian
Notes: As the war in Ukraine continues, we thought it would be interesting to discuss one aspect of the airpower used by both sides. While initial air combat occurred during the opening days of the war, there hasn’t been a lot of reporting about the situation...
Oct 29, 2023 | Other Military Aviation, Soviet/Russian
During the Second World War the Germans experimented with an interesting rotary wing design known as a ‘rotor kite’. These concepts would result in a fully functional spotting aircraft to be used by Kriegsmarine U-Boats