Mike Killian

Orlando

Photographer and Writer, Videographer at Freelance

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Successful Quarterhorse Mk 1 Test Flight Charts Hermeus Path To Hypersonic Flight

1 week ago | avgeekery.com | Mike Killian

The Quarterhorse Mk 1 has flown a successful flight test at Edwards AFB. It promises to pave the way for routine hypersonic flight for future warfighters. The uncrewed aircraft was developed by Hermeus, a venture capital-backed aerospace and defense tech company specializing in high-speed aircraft. “Mk 1 has redefined the pace of developing and flying new aircraft,” said Hermeus CEO and Co-Founder, AJ Piplica. “I’m incredibly proud of what our team has accomplished.
Polaris Program's MiG-29 is the Fastest Privately-Owned Warbird in the World

3 weeks ago | vintageaviationnews.com | Mike Killian

By Mike Killian There are warbirds, and then there are rare warbirds—the kind you might see fly with your own eyes once or twice in a lifetime. For aviation enthusiasts in North America, seeing a MiG-29 fly was once nothing more than a YouTube video or documentary. Over the last few years, however, billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman brought one back to life, with a purpose far beyond joyrides and airshows.
Truman Carrier Loses Second Jet In A Week After Failed Landing

1 month ago | avgeekery.com | Mike Killian

The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier lost a second jet in a week yesterday, after a failed landing attempt. Details are scarce, but Navy officials have confirmed the F/A-18F Super Hornet had a “failed arrestment”. Whatever the case, the jet went off the deck and to the bottom of the Red Sea. Both crew on the jet ejected safely, and were recovered quickly with minor injuries. The incident is just the latest for the Truman.
Super Hornet Falls Off Aircraft Carrier In Red Sea

1 month ago | avgeekery.com | Mike Killian

The KNIGHT HAWKS of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 have one less jet this week, after an F/A-18E Super Hornet fell off the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in the Red Sea. The multi-million dollar single-seat jet was being towed in a hangar bay, when the crew towing it lost control on April 28. According to the Navy, everyone involved was able to move clear of the jet as it rolled off the ship with the tow. One crew member sustained minor injuries.
Bill to Ban Chemtrails Being Considered by Florida Senate

2 months ago | avgeekery.com | Mike Killian

A bill to ban chemtrails is being considered by the Florida Senate this week. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) supports the bill, aiming to prevent what he calls “weather modification nonsense.”“People have a lot of kooky ideas that they can get in and put things in the atmosphere to block the sun and save us from climate change,” says DeSantis. “We’re not playing that game in Florida.”I support the bill by Senator @IleanaGarciaUSA to ban geoengineering and weather modification.
South Carolina Warbird Photo Event Scheduled for May 16-18

2 months ago | avgeekery.com | Mike Killian

Each year, Warbird Adventures hosts a special event in South Carolina just for content creators. This 3-day warbird photo event at the American Dream Skyranch in South Carolina (18SC) is incredible, and the next is scheduled for May 16-18, 2025. Photographers from all backgrounds, whether new or pro, are invited for 3 days of aviation and warbird photography under expert instruction on a private airfield with FAA waivers.
Iceman Val Kilmer Has Passed Away at Age 65

2 months ago | avgeekery.com | Mike Killian

Iceman Val Kilmer, who we all know and love from the Top Gun movies, has passed away at age 65. The last film he ever made actually was ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ in 2022, a final goodbye between Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazansky and Maverick (Tom Cruise). Kilmer’s daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, says he passed away due to pneumonia in Los Angeles, where the actor was born and raised. Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015, but was able to recover.
Watch B-1 Bombers do Aerial Refueling in Night Vision

2 months ago | avgeekery.com | Mike Killian

Recently, AvGeekery was invited to fly with the 22nd Air Refueling Wing on an amazing nighttime mission. Watch as B-1 bombers do aerial refueling training under a dark moonless night, captured in night vision at 20,000 ft!Our KC-135 was scheduled for a sunset takeoff out of Wichita, with the 350th Air Refueling Squadron “Red Falcons”. The B-1s we were flying to meet were coming from the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB, TX.
NASA’s Boeing Test Crew Returns Home With SpaceX

2 months ago | avgeekery.com | Mike Killian

NASA’s Boeing test crew has finally returned home with SpaceX from the International Space Station (ISS). They were left there 9 months ago, when their planned week-long test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft suffered problems. A SpaceX Dragon has been at the ISS docked for a while, however NASA wanted to keep the two astronauts in space until the next SpaceX mission could launch NASA’s next crew to replace them. That launch (named Crew-10) occurred just days ago.
SpaceX Launches to Bring NASA’s Boeing Test Crew Home

2 months ago | avgeekery.com | Mike Killian

Earlier today, SpaceX launched to the International Space Station (ISS) with a fresh crew of NASA astronauts, and will bring NASA’s Boeing test crew home next week. NASA’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft last summer June 5, 2024, atop a ULA Atlas V rocket. It was the first crewed flight test for the spacecraft, to validate and certify it for operational missions for NASA.