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Why Do Fighter Jet Canopies Look So Weird?

As time has gone on, innovations in fighter jet technology have made “bubble cockpits” steadily more useful to pilots—and more expensive to maintain.
A lifelong love of aviation took retired Navy fighter pilot Wayne Strausbaugh around the world and into the skies over some ...
Post-stall maneuvering” gives a plane excellent maneuverability—but the equipment needed to boost it comes with tradeoffs, as all advanced aircraft features do.
Various land-based fighters were converted to become seaplanes during the Second World War. A few were very impressive, like ...
Pilots and air crew members of the Ohio Air National Guard, 180th Fighter Wing, prepare for F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet ...
A Vizianagaram boy's inspiring journey from Sainik School to becoming a fighter jet pilot showcases determination and ...
Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these ...
Chuck Blank, who lives south of Dallas, is helping Northrop Grumman roll out a next-generation electronic warfare system for F-16 jets.
A NORAD jet had to intercept a plane that entered restricted airspace over President Trump's Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, ...
A new indigenously developed Hybrid Brake Parachute aims to boost operational safety and pilot survivability for India’s ...
The future of aerial warfare might be missing one key component – the pilot. FOX Business was exclusively invited to Northrop Grumman’s unveiling of its next-gen autonomous fighter, named "Project ...
Russia has begun flight testing a new engine for its Su-57 fighter, aiming to improve performance, increase production, and ...