21 Ugliest Aircraft Ever Built

21 Ugliest Aircraft Ever Built

Airplanes are beautiful.One of the aviation’s oldest clichés is that if an airplane looks right, it’ll fly right. They represent freedom and the possibility of traveling far away from our problems. But sometimes, it is hard to see the beauty in some of them. Engineers need to make some decisions that make an airplane a … Read more

What Everyone Wants to Know About Russia’s New MiG-35 Fighter

A decade after the MiG-35’s first flight, the Kremlin’s new warplane will finally begin testing with the Russian air force in January 2017, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. The fighter should be fully operational in 2020. It’s not every day the Russian air force starts flying a new-ish plane. New-ish because despite … Read more

Russia Preparing For Modern War? 5 New Supersonic Jets To Join Already Massive Fleet

The Russian Air Force will reportedly receive five new fighter jets this year as part of a major modernization effort, The Moscow Times reported Friday. Commander Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev announced five Sukhoi T-50 jets will join an already massive fleet that includes 20 Su-30SM fighter jets, as well as upgraded Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic missile … Read more

Russia plane crash: Attack not ruled out by investigators

Investigators in Russia say they cannot rule out the possibility that an attack downed a jet over the Black Sea, with the loss of all 92 passengers and crew. An external “mechanical impact” could have caused Sunday’s disaster, a flight safety official said, while confirming there had been no explosion. But he added that it … Read more

Russia’s Lethal Su-35 Fighter Is Now Part of China’s Air Force

Russia has apparently delivered an initial batch of four advanced Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E jet fighters to China. The aircraft appropriately arrived at the People’s Liberation Army Air Force training center in Cangzhou, in China’s Hebei province, on Christmas day from the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association (KnAAPO) plant in Russia according to the BMPB blog—which is … Read more

Only 60% Indian Air Force Aircraft’s fit to fly: report

India’s armed forces look good on paper. However, much of its weaponry is, in fact, outdated or ill maintained, reported The Economist. “Our air defence is in a shocking state”, the report quoted Ajai Shukla, a commentator on military affairs, as saying. He said, “What’s in place is mostly 1970s vintage, and it may take … Read more

Thunder Vs Tejas : Tejas still a Better option claims new report

tejas vs jf-17

The Indian Air Force (IAF) finally inducted its first batch of Tejas multi-role fighters last week. Produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the Tejas was under development for about 30 years, and it is the second homegrown fighter in the IAF’s history, the first being the HF-21 Marut. The Tejas is envisaged to replace the … Read more

A new SUPER HUNTER Jet to be in Production in India

hawker hunter

In a move long anticipated by industry insiders, Indian’s Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar announced today that Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will produce a radically modernized version of the 1950s-vintage Hawker Hunter jet fighter.   The original Hunter, a British design, first flew in 1951 and was widely exported. It proved popular with the Indian Air … Read more

5 Largest Aircraft’s in the World

Aircraft’s are one of those things everyone is fascinated about.Wright Brothers achieved something that never existed before.We all at one point of time wanted to be Pilots.Now,there are Aircraft’s and then there are Big Aircraft’s.These Giant Machines could way upto 300,000 kilos(628,317 lb) and lift stuff heavier as much as 122,470 kg (270,000 lb) .These Flying Machines could … Read more