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Panel probing military aircraft accidents says U.S. pilots not flying enough [San Antonio Express-News] Jan. 19—The end of another touch-and-go practice landing became anything but routine after a brief, loud noise filled the cockpit of the T-38C flown by Capts. John F. Graziano and Mark S. Palyok. “What’s that?” one of the pilots asked. A compressor stall and loss of engine thrust left Graziano with seconds to react as he took control of the Talon, the Air Force’s mainstay supersonic...

Panel probing military aircraft accidents says U.S. pilots not flying enough FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 A person works Sept. 19, 2018 near the remains of a 12th Flying Training Wing two-seat, turboprop T-6A Texan II. The airplane crashed in a field near the intersection of Nacogdoches and Evans Roads after both pilots ejected safely. No one on the ground was hurt.William Luther /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less 2of3 The wreckage of an Air Force T-6 Texan II trainer airplane is scattere...

Prowling the skies of Syria is the “Night Superhunter.” It’s not a comic book superhero, but the newest Russian attack helicopter. The Mi-28NM, the latest upgrade of the Mi-28 (NATO code name “Havoc”), is equipped with advanced sensors that enable it to conduct night operations, according to Russia’s “The main novelty of the Mi-28NM is the N025E radar, which was previously installed only on export models,” Izvestia says. “The antenna receiving and transmitting part of the rad...