As a light fighter-bomber armed with 250- or 500-lb bombs, the Whirlwind was effective, proving itself in sweeps of the ...

Several countries have shown interest in acquiring the celebrated JF-17 fighter jet, which bolstered its prestige after ...

Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and ...

Just as Toyota's vehicles have dominated roads worldwide through unbreakable reliability, low ownership costs, and ...

Why giant parachutes won’t work on airliners—exploring the physics, safety philosophy, and engineering realities behind modern commercial aviation.

Pilots have long joked that some aircraft seemed more dangerous to their own crews than to any enemy. When I look at the ...

The McDonnell Douglas Phantom II was one of the most successful and widely used fighter aircraft of the Cold War, and its ...

In a region shaped by sanctions and isolation, Iran’s F-14s are flying reminders of an earlier alliance and of a military ...

Says the jet is cheaper than American and European fighter jets, and can lock onto targets from long distances and engage them effectively ...

Throughout U.S. military history, a small number of aircraft have done something more disruptive than outperform their ...

Finland has gained access to the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jet. Eventually the nation hopes to have 64 such ...

Thrust vectoring—essentially redirecting the plane’s exhaust flow—allows modern fighters to quickly change direction, giving them an edge in close combat. Thrust vectoring nozzles are one of the most ...