Editorial Team

Whether you’re flying into or out of an area that is subject to a lot of cold weather or are traveling during winter, the risk of your plane becoming an icicle is real. Thankfully, deicing measures can melt and thaw that ice and get you ready for takeoff. Airplane deicer is made of a simple […]

“From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli,” the United States Marine Corps has been involved in some of the fiercest combat in US history – and thus requires helicopters worthy of “The Few, the Proud, the Marines.” Part of the reason the USMC is such a vaunted fighting force is that they […]

From its service in Operation Friction to dazzling aerial shows to its place in the Canadian economy, the Royal Canadian Air Force has served valiantly in the decades since its inception. These jets have done the Great White North proud. Far too often, it’s forgotten that Canada entered WWII before America, such is the shadow […]

Few countries have left their mark on the history of aviation quite as much as Russia, and that includes helicopters. Past, present, and future, military, transport, and otherwise, these helicopters have achieved liftoff into the pantheon of the best Russian helicopters. One of the most important things to keep in mind about Russia’s wide range […]

There is no question that Israel has seen more than its fair share of wars over its largely tumultuous years since independence, and a big factor in the nation’s constant fight to survive has been Israel’s consistently impressive aerial strength, with Israeli fighter jets undoubtedly being the vital element of the force. Let’s talk a […]

There are jumbo jets, there’s Jet Blue – and then there are these gigantic cargo planes that blow the rest of the competition away with their sheer size, power, and carrying capacity. Size matters, and these sky giants prove it. The first thing that probably comes to mind with large cargo planes like these is […]

Stealth jets have the ability to shoot off into the “Wild Blue Yonder” and then appear “out of the blue,” undetected by radar systems. So which stealth fighters can go “climbing high into the sky” before giving others the slip? Stealth technology is still new, and many states are in the process of developing stealth […]

Founded in 1939, Sukhoi has been synonymous with Soviet bloc and Russian aviation excellence for three quarters of a century. Which of its fighter jets rank among the company’s most important contributions to Russian military and aviation history? Many of the Sukhoi fighters on this list were developed while the Soviet Union was still in […]

Often “remembered” as a “Forgotten War,” the Korean War ushered in an unforgettable age of modern warfare, particularly in the form of jet-to-jet aerial combat. These jets that battled above Korea (and a couple that never did) defined the era. Though not technically the start of the jet age of aerial combat (technically a few […]

While almost every American has heard of the Blue Angels, the Thunderbirds are less known. In fact, people of certain ages are more likely to recognize the animated series “Thunderbirds” or “Thunderbirds Are Go.” Here’s everything you should know about the Air Force’s top pilots. As with the Blue Angels, the Thunderbirds are an air […]