North American airshow history was made on March 29-30, 2025, when a team of four MiG-17F Frescos performed at the Defenders of Liberty Airshow at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Flying MiG-17s to Oshkosh isn’t about nostalgia — it’s about precision and planning. These Cold War–era fighters were never ...
The MiG as a machine has evoked many a contrasting emotion. From being called a flying coffin to being loved by those who flew it, the aircraft was involved in making young pilot officers like us into ...
Russia’s future MiG-41 fighter will be quite a machine. It won’t just fly at supersonic speeds, but hypersonic as well. Even better, it won’t even operate on Earth. The MiG-41 will fly in outer space, ...
NEW DELHI: India has finally retired its last fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets, infamous for decades as “flying coffins” due to their poor safety record. The farewell marks the end of a 63-year-long era, ...
Private Aircraft Photographed in Western U.S. by Tyler Hernandez, Shows Its Age. Ace aviation photographer Tyler Hernandez of Zone 5 Photography made a rare and exotic catch in one of the most ...
In the late 1960s, the USSR debuted what appeared to be the world’s deadliest fighter. The MiG-25 (NATO term “Foxbat”) could outrun any fighter in the air, and indeed any military aircraft other than ...
The story behind the original MiG Soviet fighter plane is fascinating and traces back to the early years of the Cold War and the Soviet Union's quest for military superiority in the skies. The MiG, ...
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft, which played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 ...
Amazing footage brings us back to the age of the “Red Eagles” of Project CONSTANT PEG. Almost one year ago, we reported about a two-seat MiG-15UTI jet that was spotted in the Jedi Transition (the low ...
What does it take to fly into the stratosphere at supersonic speeds? For most of us, it means we should've picked a better major in college. For others, it just means having an extra €16,500 ($18,170) ...
Some of the best video games are what we call ”flying shooters.” The action can take place in space, or on Earth, but the basics are the same: You`re piloting a souped-up flying machine, alone, ...