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F-35 test pilot shares what it's like to jump from flying an old F-16 to Lockheed Martin's newest 5th-gen stealth fighter
A test pilot who made the jump from the now fifty-year-old F-16 to the new F-35 stealth fighter told Business Insider that it is a wildly different experience. Think about the informational ...
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Egypt’s China Built J10C Versus Israeli Planes
How does the Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) Lockheed Martin F-16 and F-35 fighters match up? This is an analysis of a range of factors including avionics, radar, stealth, weaponry, maneuverability, and ...
F-35 test pilot shares what it's like to jump from flying older F-16s to Lockheed Martin's newest 5th-gen stealth fighter
Monessa Balzhiser, whose call sign is "Siren," explained to Business Insider the surprises of moving from one aircraft to the other.