• Top Gun: Maverick - Birds of Fray

  • De: Rajat Narang
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Top Gun: Maverick - Birds of Fray

De: Rajat Narang
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  • Maverick is back after 36 years & so has been his need for speed. However, he has been missing his old steed, the formidable F-14 Tomcat given its unmatched capabilities with a Mach 2.34 top speed, variable sweep wing & Phoenix missiles. In this high octane dogfight, we lock on to Top US Fighter jets, dig up their stories & analyse their abilities to meet Maverick's Need for Speed For more, check out Birds of Fray: Aerial Danger Zone: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09HHMN96D https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B4JVK https://www.zazzle.com/store/danger_zone_maverick for TopGun merchandise
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  • "Sled Driver: The Inspirational Life Story of an SR-71 Blackbird Pilot"

    "Sled Driver: The Inspirational Life Story of an SR-71 Blackbird Pilot"
    May 30 2023
    Brian Shul was a USAF pilot having joined the force during the Vietnam War in 1970. His AT-28 aircraft was shot down during the Vietnam War in 1973 near the Cambodian border and the wreckage of his burning aircraft landed in the jungle. Brian managed to survive but was trapped in the burning cockpit of his aircraft and was burned severely. It took almost a year, immense pain and 15+ plus surgeries for him to recover from his injuries and he managed to get back to flying after clearing every possible physical examination required. After flying fighter jets for almost a decade, he applied for what could be termed as the most challenging assignment for a fighter pilot, which was to fly the world's fastest, manned air-breathing flying machine, the USAF's Mach 3+ SR-71 Blackbird. Brian has mentioned in his book https://www.amazon.com/Sled-Driver-Flying-Worlds-Fastest/dp/0929823087" target="_blank">Sled Driver about flying the SR-71, "“There were a lot of things we couldn’t do in an SR-71, but we were the fastest guys on the block and loved reminding our fellow aviators of this fact. People often asked us if, because of this fact, it was fun to fly the jet. Fun would not be the first word I wouldn't use to describe flying this plane—intense, maybe, even cerebral.” Brian was a regular at Military Aviation events and he relished talking about the SR-71 Blackbird, especially, his 'Ground Speed Check Story' which was one of his famous stories. Brian had a cardiac arrest and breathed his last on May 20, 2023 right after finishing his last speech at the Nevada military support alliance annual gala where he was the keynote speaker. For his 'Ground Speed Check Story' listen to the audio. Audio Credits: Jan Johnson
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    6 m
  • F-16 vs. MiG-29 - A Clash of the Aerial Titans amid the Backdrop of Russia-Ukraine War

    F-16 vs. MiG-29 - A Clash of the Aerial Titans amid the Backdrop of Russia-Ukraine War
    May 23 2023
    The F-16 Fighting Falcon and the MiG-29 Fulcrum (NATO designation) are two iconic fightr jets developed in the late 1970s at the peak of the Cold War raging between the two global superpowers with contrasting ideologies.These two jets are still very much in usage and have been in the media as of-late owing to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war as Ukraine has been operating the older, Soviet-era MiG-29s and has been requesting the West to provide it with the modern F-16s to effectively take on the modern Russian fighters, including, Su-34 and Su-35s. Thus, a comparative analysis of the relative capabilitiesof these two jets has become relevant once again. The F-16 and the MiG-29 were developed as their respective light fighter jets again with very different & almost clashing design philosophies for a common mission, which was, air superiority. Also, the F-16 & the MiG-29 were to support and play second fiddle to their larger, heavier fighter jet counterparts, namely, the F-15 Eagle and the Su-27 Flanker family under their respective air doctrines and even after more than 4 decades of active service they still are the stalwarts of the skies. F-16's relaxed static stability(RSS) provides it with enhanced maneuverability but also necessitated the development of fly-by-wire controls which was the first at the time for a fighter jet, The F-16 also has a high turn rate and exceptional maneuverability at speeds above 200 knots, courtesy invaluable contributions by Colonel John Boyd & his energy maneuverability theory and the Fighter Mafia, which put all of their combat experience of the Vietnam war into the design & specifications of the F-16. On the contrary, the MiG-29's relatively much better low-speed maneuverability and better nose-pointing capabilities at under 200 knots, helmet mounted sighting systems and the specially designed ejection seat were really advanced features developed by the Soviet designers. Also, the R-73 missile used on the MiG-29 (and other MiGs) was found to be way better than thought earlier, especially, with its maneuverability, seeker acquisition & tracking and resilience to electronic jamming, which was discovered whence the Germans inherited the Soviet MiG-29s operated by the former East Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The uncovering of R-73's capabilities ultimately forced the development of the AIM-9X Sidewinder by Raytheon (with a redesigned fuze, digital ignition safety device,  lock-on-after-launch capabilityand a new weapon data link supporting beyond visual range engagements) as a replacement for the AIM-7 Sparrow for the U.S. The U.K. chse to develop the ASRAAM, France developed the  MBDA Mica and the IRIS-T was developed by the Germans.        Tod 'Leif' Ericson, a retired USAF Colonel and an experimental test pilot, with over 2+ decades of flying experience has flown both F-16 and the MiG-29 and he has provided a detailed comparison between the two iconic jets on key technical aspects in an interview given to IDGA. Read more about it in the link below:- https://www.idga.org/events-militaryflighttrainingusa/landing/f-16-vs-mig-29-training-sky-predators Audio Credits: Military News
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    8 m
  • The Incredible Story of a Real War Hero who went to Ukraine and Fought the Russians

    The Incredible Story of a Real War Hero who went to Ukraine and Fought the Russians
    May 9 2023
    Giovanni Roman is a 29-year old USMC veteran from Orange County  in Southern California. When he heard that the Russians had invaded Ukraine in February 2022, his life changed as he decided to volunteer & go to Ukraine to save the defenseless using his military training as a marine. He says that, "It didn't feel right for me to sit and watch it on TV, kind of be like everyone else - thoughts and prayers and just forget about it two minutes later." He did fight the Russians there, saved lives as a medic but had a real narrow escape when the convoy he was travelling in was hit by a rocket attack. Currently, he is recuperating from the injuries sustained from that attack. While recuperating and even after having lost an eye, he says that, “If required, I would do it again…” Read his incredible, full story below:- https://abc7.com/americans-in-ukraine-orange-county-marine-wounded-combat-medic/13205866/ PS: Gio's friend Scott has created a fund-raiser campaign to support his recovery on 'Go Fund Me':- https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-gio-get-home Audio courtesy: CBS News LA
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