After arriving at Oshkosh, the challenge wasn’t over - our L-39 fighter jet still had to make it home. 1,300 miles, no autopilot, unpredictable weather, and icing made this flight a true test of ...
Buying a fighter jet is one thing. Getting it ready in nine days is something else entirely. In Estonia, a Soviet-built L-39 was sitting far from airshow-ready while the clock to Oshkosh was already ...
As terrible recent conflicts have shown, the fighter aircraft is far from dead and can prove vital for a nation’s survival. The most modern fighters can shoot down an enemy aircraft at a range of 100 ...