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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Eurofighter Typhoon versus Dassault Rafale: A 2020 comparison
WEBSep 17, 2020 · In 2015, Research Fellow at the RUSI Think-tank Justin Bronk, compared Europe’s two middle-weight fighter aircraft, the Typhoon and Rafale, The relatively subtle differences between these two superbly capable aircraft have inspired a great deal of heated debate, often poisoned by pride and nationalism. His article provoked a huge response from readers around the world.
Flying & fighting in the Lockheed EP-3E Aries II: Interview with …
WEBMay 18, 2020. Flying & fighting in the Lockheed EP-3E Aries II: Interview with Cold War spy. For over fifty years the EP-3 has been sticking its beak in were it is not wanted, gathering signals intelligence for the US Navy. Hoovering up the signals, active sensor transmissions and communications of non-consenting parties is the stock-in-trade ...
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.
Flak: myth versus reality with Donald Nijboer - Hush-Kit
WEBMar 25, 2021 · Written by Hush Kit Posted in Uncategorized. Much feared by military aircrew, flak blew thousands of aeroplanes from the sky across the 20th century. We grilled Donald Nijboer author of Flak in World War II, about the dreaded flak. What is Flak? "Flak is an acronym/initialism for the German word, Flugabwehrkanone, meaning aircraft …
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 Phrog of War: Flying and fighting in the CH-46 - Hush-Kit
WEBOct 24, 2016 · For half a century, this tough flying pick-up truck served the US Marine Corps with distinction. Carleton Forsling gave us the low-down on flying the Phrog, including his experiences in the unforgiving conditions of the war in Afghanistan.. The Hush-Kit aviation blog is nowhere close to hitting its donation targets, but you can help by clicking on the donation buttons above and below.