American Air Power
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UPDATED: Saturday, September 5, 2026 18:18
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Russia new stealth but might be out dated and not seen on the Ukraine battle arena
Why Is Russia's "Stealth" 5th Gen Su-57 Being Mocked In China?
https://simpleflying.com/why-russias-stealth-5th-gen-su-57-mocked-chin
a/
Russia and Ukraine trade missile and drone strikes
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79z0vje935o
Iran to Receive Six Russian Sukhoi Su-35 Jets: Implications for Regional Security
https://theasialive.com/iran-to-receive-six-russian-sukhoi-su-35-jets-
implications-for-regional-security/2024/11/28
Russia announces first export contract for Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet
https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/russia-su57-first-export-contract
Ukraine war latest: Russia launches one of the largest aerial strikes on Ukraine, energy grid damage
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-war-latest-russia-launches-18121128
8.html
Russia Claims Su-57 Felon '5th Gen' Fighter Export Sale At Airshow China: Which Countries Might Risk It?
https://simpleflying.com/russia-claims-su-57-felon-5th-gen-fighter-exp
ort-sale-airshow-china-which-country/
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he doesn't like Musk?
Elon Musk is wrong about the F-35
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the first Loss of multi million Dollar Aircraft since Vietnam, Serbia, Gulf War or War on Terror 2003–2011 Operation Iraqi Freedom?
Two Navy pilots safely ejected from their F/A-18 into the Red Sea, with one sustaining minor injuries, according to military officials cited by multiple reports.
US Shoots Down Its Own
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/12/22/us-shoots-down-its-ow
n-fighter-jet-in-friendly-fire-incident-over-red-sea-amid-escalating-conflict-with-houthi-rebels/
U.S. Pilots Shot Down Over Red Sea; 'Embarrassment' For America In Fight Against Houthis
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it shot the aicraft in the back after it had taken off? the USS Gettysburg “mistakenly fired on” the jet shortly after it flew off the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier
Central Command did not elaborate on how the mix-up occurred
US Navy Cruiser Downs Own Fighter Jet in Friendly Fire Incident Over Red Sea
https://greekcitytimes.com/2024/12/22/us-navy-cruiser-downs-own-fighte
r-jet-in-friendly-fire-incident-over-red-sea/
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in the end of the day I give respect to Mexico and the Canadian Roayl Ariforce Airpower fighting LA fires and that so far stopped California from bruning into the ground
She was paid $750,000 a year by LA to keep fire hydrants filled!
https://x.com/iamBrianBJ/status/1878239745521733911
LAPD just extended the evacuations....AGAIN
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A 12 acre fire at Miramar Marine Airbase in San Diego.
the Us military is having trouble defending itself
thanks to you Mexico
and for Canada's crazy pilots
God Bless the Canadians
dont forget crazies inside...pilots fly from other nations to put out fire while USAjunkies want to burn it all down in Hellfires
ELECTION MELTDOWNS GO METAL
https://x.com/MemeAddictTX/status/1857956051724722367
I hope the USA survives another 4-8 years
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these Canadian Aircraft have been great, maybe te Caliofrnia Gov and LA Mayor messed up not having other flying machines and birds like these on stand by
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I’m hearing that it’s likely that as Vice President JD Vance will not continue the National Space Council. Have been hearing the White House is more interested in executing on the space policy directives it has already passed.
https://x.com/wapodavenport/status/1881026741235585074
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F-35A crash at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska
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Mark McEathron
https://x.com/Mark_McEathron/status/1884849637066260815
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I was a Blackhawk helicopter crew chief in the Army.
I was even a Flight Instructor. This means that I trained Crew Chiefs and ensured that they completed all training annually to maintain their flight ratings.
One massive responsibility we had was to be the eyes for the pilots. We handled airspace obstacle avoidance and communicated potential risks to the pilots.
Quite often we would train as a flight of 2 or 3 birds flying in formation.
It was my job to have my head out the window and tell the pilots that the aircraft behind us was "staggered right at 3 discs". (We measured close distances in terms of the diameter of our rotor discs).
I can tell you after doing this for hundreds of hours, even when you know EXACTLY where a Blackhawk is, and you have night vision goggles on, it is EXTREMELY hard to SEE the aircraft.
These birds are designed to be hard to see at night.
The red and green lights on the side get lost in the lights of the city below. The only "lights" on top of the aircraft are called "slime lights" because they are a very very very dim green.
Incredibly difficult to see.
If you are above the helicopter, even if it has it flood light or spot light (2 different lights) on, underneath it, it is still hard to see the bird because all of that illumination is below the airframe.
Another thing people should know is just how busy things can get on the aircraft.
Pilots are talking to each other about what they are observing on the instrument panels. This means neither are looking outside the aircraft.
The crew chief might be conducting a fuel check, where we would also be looking up into the cockpit at the fuel gages and the clock.
This CAN lead to moments where all 3 people on the aircraft are all looking inside the aircraft.
It's not supposed to happen that way. We are supposed to announce when we are "coming inside" or are "back outside" the aircraft. But that doesn't always happen.
Also, in cities like DC, the radio traffic is constant and can make it hard to filter out what is important for you to listen to.
Checking instruments, doing math, reading checklists, and listening to multiple radios all at the same time is HARD. Mistakes happen.
Anyone out there telling you that they find the aircraft collision to be suspect, have NEVER been in a flight crew and they have ZERO idea what they are talking about.
Ignore them all. Better yet, mock the hell out of them.
999 times out of 1000 aircraft incidents always come down to a series of pilot and crew errors.
Humans are involved. They aren't perfect.
Tonight, my heart and mind is with the families of those involved in this tragic event.
I won't join the chorus of idiots making speculations.
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Biden's pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration couldn't answer a single **QUESTION ABOUT AVIATION**
https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1885008825108840456
Just 24 HOURS before an American Airlines flight collided with a Blackhawk at Reagan National Airport, ANOTHER American flight had to abort landing due to a helicopter crossing its flight path at the same airport
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1885116473217032426
AA4514 can be seen on radar having to go around a make a second attempt, and is currently under investigation.
This should NOT be happening!
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