The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat and the MiG-31 Foxhound are two high-speed fighter jets developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Both aircraft served
Category: Military Aircraft
The Story of the Grumman Cats
When we think of cats, we think of nimble yet ferocious creatures. They are sweet when they are your friends, but definitely deadly when they
Why the Stealthy F-15SE Silent Eagle Never Went into Production
I have always been a fan of the F-15 Eagle. As a kid airplane lover, I loved staring at pictures of F-15s in books and
The Embraer A-29 Super Tucano is Far from Being “Tora-Tora”
In the Philippines, people refer to any propeller-powered warbird as “tora-tora,” with the impression that propeller-powered planes are vintage. Since the Philippine Air Force (PAF)
What These Military Aircraft Designations Stand For
It’s relatively straightforward for aviation enthusiasts to identify the roles of certain military aircraft based on their designations. For example, the “F” in F-16 and
Why the F-15 Eagle is Still the Best Fighter Jet for Me
Ask me what my favorite aircraft is, and I will immediately tell you: the McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle. This plane ignited my love
A Lookback at the Century Series Fighters of the USAF
I’m passionate about aviation history, especially military aircraft, and I’ve recently become interested in those United States fighter jets with three digits. Today, we see
The Different Variants of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom
The first time I saw the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, a plastic model version of it to be exact, I thought it was the ugliest
Military Aircraft: The Northrop F-20 Tigershark
It would have been a more cost-effective alternative to the F-16 with comparable performance characteristics if it had gone into full production. This refers to
The First Flight of the F-16 Fighting Falcon
It was just a normal day on January 20, 1974, at General Dynamics, where the F-16 Fighting Falcon was scheduled for a high-speed taxi test.