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Why Did the F-117 Nighthawk Look So Weird?
The F-117’s elaborate stealth-enabling innovations gave it one significant drawback: it had the aerodynamics of a brick.
Although an F-35 flew for 11 minutes in 2023 after a pilot ejected, a fully autonomous fighter would be a game-changer.
Luke Air Force Base officials say a student pilot from Taiwan is feared dead after an F-16 fighter jet crashed in northwestern Arizona. They say crews were still looking for the man late Thursday ...
“We're going to be shutting down operations for the indefinite future.” “Yeah,” the pilot replied. “We witnessed the whole thing.” ...
Make those P-47 guns blaze, make the enemy rue the day, then make it back in one piece - Lee Smith's focus as a fighter pilot was that simple. Not once, he said, did he think he was making history ...