Join AOPA’s Air Safety Institute Senior Vice President Mike Ginter as he flies with the TITAN Aerobatic Team at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Take a look at how the Titan Team safely and with precision execute their tight-formation aerobatics routine. Peak Performance videos explore high-risk, high-performing flight operations where pilots and crews push themselves […]

The Messerschmitt Me 329 was a design project for a heavy fighter and ground-attack aircraft, developed towards the end of World War II. It was a competitor and possible successor to the Me 410. Like the Me 265, the Me 329 used an advanced flying wing design. Other advanced features included the pilot and navigator […]

Boeing just released this pilot’s seat video of an F-15 flight. Experience the jets’ power and agility — straight from the cockpit of the F-15 demo routine. The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air […]

Russia boasts the world’s second-largest army and an impressive arsenal, but the ongoing conflict in Ukraine tells a different story. Despite having a formidable array of tanks, artillery, and a powerful naval fleet, Russia struggles to secure a decisive victory over Ukraine. This discrepancy raises questions about the true effectiveness of Russian weapons. Are they […]

The Northrop YF-23 was in the competition, head-to-head with the demonstrator version of the F-22, and the Northrop/McDonnell Douglas team came up with a very impressive aircraft. Several experimental US aircraft pushed aeronautical limits, but never saw service. The F-15 STOL MTD, the F-16XL, and the F-18 HARV to name a few. But there is […]

For a brief, harrowing moment during the Korean War, MiG Alley was considered the most lethal place on earth. This narrow strip of airspace where the Yalu River meets the Yellow Sea in northwest North Korea became the arena for the most brutal dogfights since World War 2. Here, American and Soviet pilots, engaged in […]