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Anything related to the aviation operations of the world's militaries, including discussion about flying, maintaining and procuring fixed wing aircraft, helicopters and unmanned airborne systems.

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Please help me to identify the meaning of the shield in this senior wings, it looks like an unusual navigator...

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2024/11/28
19:18 UTC

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Work them Low Levels Moose 🤘🫎✈️

Flying high above while exercising low 🫎 snapped with sonyalpha A7IV 📸

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2024/11/27
03:56 UTC

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Documentary about Viggen - The Swedish Thunderbolt

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2024/11/26
23:30 UTC

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What is this plane?

Seen this plane with Navy markings flying around the Greensboro NC airport this morning around 9:45 am Can anyone identify it from this picture I got?

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2024/11/26
14:57 UTC

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Sittings height .1 inch over the limit. Will I be able to become a pilot or are they strict?

Basically the title. I’m just barely to tall on the sitting height. Just wondered if they are super strict or if that is a general

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2024/11/24
03:12 UTC

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What happens if an AWACS gets shot down?

I know this is very unlikely, but since most/all AWACS don't have ejection seats (At least I don't think they do), what happens if one gets shot down? My best guess is that the crew has parachutes and they can grab them and bail. Otherwise the only other thing that comes to mind is that they either crash and die or they emergency land on some hopefully flat terrain.

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2024/11/23
13:50 UTC

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ASTB technical failure

I attempted to take the ASTB and before even beginning the test, I was prompted to press f11 to go to full screen then press okay to begin the test. F11 was not working and out of frustration of pressing it over and over, I ended up pressing f10 on accident which is print screen. I immediately got a banner saying print screen detected, Apex management or administration has been notified.

From there on my account, it said that I wasn’t eligible to retake the exam until January. There is no score on my account. I took this attempt through a Marine Corps Officer Candidate Program at my University.

Does this count as one of my 3 attempts for the ASTB?

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2024/11/21
13:48 UTC

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From Yak-25 to MiG-31 - evolution

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2024/11/17
10:11 UTC

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🔥 Saab JAS 37 Viggen - Unleashing Raw Power! 🚀

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2024/11/15
20:48 UTC

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F/A-18 Hornet Swiss Airforce | Cleared Hot 💥

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2024/11/15
17:06 UTC

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F-22 Raptor (Prints/wallpapers available if you dm me)

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2024/11/14
03:16 UTC

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[Survey] Military Pilots: How much time do you spend searching EFB manuals?

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2024/11/10
14:19 UTC

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The F-16s Three ship formation

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2024/11/08
20:03 UTC

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Exploring MOSs for the marines

I’m 18 years old and love working on vehicles and wanna learn more to eventually start my own business with diesel and heavy machinery. I was wondering if AJ is a good way to start. Looking at the certs and talking with a recruiter I learn diesel, hydraulics and electrical I wanted to see if anyone could offer advice to actually learn those things and what exactly would be a better MOS than that. I’m aware I’d be working on planes, Jets and helicopters but wanted to expand on that starting with this.

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2024/11/05
21:17 UTC

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FC-31 at the Zhuhai Air Show

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2024/11/05
04:08 UTC

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FC-31 Gyrfalcon

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2024/11/02
03:58 UTC

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Just saw 2 X-44 MANTA's over my house

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2024/10/31
23:08 UTC

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To what planes does the term “driver” apply?

I have seen A-10 pilots referred to as “hog drivers.” Are other planes “driven” as well, or is it just the Warthogs?

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2024/10/29
23:21 UTC

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Help on identifying object

I saw an instergram video which showed a smaller ish version on Google maps. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-M9iMroEKF/?igsh=aHA1d3ZzaXIyNHdp

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2024/10/28
08:34 UTC

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F 16 vtol?

So I'm currently on the island of Gran Canaria, near the Gando air base of the spanish airforce, and I swear on my mama, that I saw an F 16 that literally had its engine pointed down and hovering above a helipad or something. I looked into it, and found nothing (no kidding, I had never seen or heard about anything this goofy) So if anyone could provide some clearance or prove that I was tripping balls I'd appreciate it.

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2024/10/25
15:11 UTC

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POV You arrive at Baltic Aviation Show

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2024/10/22
20:53 UTC

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Find the source?

So I saw this video on tiktok and of course instead of providing background info the poster is just fear mongering. I wanted to do some independent research and found a vid about a US and South Korean aerial exercise about a year ago but wanted to see if anyone could identify this video and it's origins a bit better. Looks to me like US Chinooks and Apaches but I'm no expert.

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2024/10/20
18:26 UTC

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[124485] Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Sally B the only flying B17 in the world

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2024/10/19
19:54 UTC

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Do ny militarys hire foreigners to fly fighter jets

From south africa and there is very little chance of flying a fighter jet here, do any countries recruit foreigners to fly fighters without them having to be a citizen or live in that country for a certain amount of time prior to applying to be part of the countries air force

11 Comments
2024/10/19
06:18 UTC

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Two USAF trainers in close formation

Today I saw something strange. Two small passenger jets flew overhead in very close formation, low and fast. They were sort of in the "fighter-wingman" diagonal formation, and they couldn't have been more than 1000 feet off the ground. I looked them up, and they must have been very close because only one showed up on radar, a USAF T-1a Jayhawk, callsign "MAFIA11." They had flown out of Columbus and were flying small circles over Lake Michigan. Apparently, pilots that train with this aircraft go on to fly tankers and airlift craft. Could this have been practice for air-to-air refueling? If not, does anybody know what this was? Pardon my limited knowledge of aviation terminology.

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2024/10/18
16:47 UTC

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Ki-44 vs. F-16

My brother thought the Ki-44 (Pic below), was faster than an F-16 Fighting Falcon (Pic Below)

F-16 Fighting Falcon (Cold-war era multi-role fighter jet) Top speed ca. Mach 2.05.

Ki-44 (WW2 Era fighter prop) Top speed ca. 550 km/h.

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2024/10/18
15:51 UTC

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Combat training

Hello, i'm a civialian pilot who was reject from the air force and my dream is to learn the basics of combat training. I was searching for some privates companies who teaches the art of the aerial combat but i haven't found that much! Can you recommend me some flight schools or companies who can train me?

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2024/10/18
15:19 UTC

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