SlashGear

Which Fighter Jets Can Do The Cobra Maneuver?

In 1989, while flying a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet, Soviet test pilot Viktor Georgiyevich Pugachev did something that hadn't been done before: the Cobra Maneuver. It's gone by different names over the ...
WWLP-22News

Night training flights set for 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base

UPDATE: The training has been rescheduled. The story has been updated below: WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The 104th Fighter Wing, based out of Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, is scheduled to ...
The National Interest

Why Do Pilots Still Learn “Air Combat Maneuvering?”

ACM training is not about memorizing a catalog of maneuvers, but ingraining a mindset within the pilot: managing chaos, anticipating geometry, and making split-second decisions under high-G pressure.
The Aviationist

U.S. Air Force Completes Final F-16 Sortie at Luke AFB

After 42 years, the 56th Fighter Wing completed its final U.S. local training sortie with the F-16 and will now focus only on F-35 training. The U.S. Air Force’s 56th Fighter Wing has completed its ...
WWLP-22News

Night training flights set for 104th Fighter Wing in Westfield

WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A heads up for anyone who lives near the Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, the 104th Fighter Wing is scheduled to conduct night training flights through Thursday.