Aircraft
Just How Dangerous Is China’s Air Force?
Paired with ground-based missile forces, naval aviation, and electronic warfare units, the PLAAF…
E-4B Nightwatch: The Doomsday Version of Air Force One
From the outside, the E-4B’s blue-and-white livery resembles that of Air Force One, the presidential…
XA-38 Grizzly: The “Forgotten Grandfather” of Modern…
Often called the “forgotten godfather” of modern ground attack planes such as the A-10 Thunderbolt…
How Do Fighter Jet Ejection Seats Work?
To mitigate risk factors associated with ejection, engineers continue to refine ejection seat…
Two Venezuelan F-16 Fighters Just “Buzzed” a US Navy…
The two Venezuelan aircraft involved in the incident were American-made F-16s, which the South…
The F-15 Eagle Just Might Be the Greatest Plane of All…
The F-15 Eagle is a dominant aircraft, unrivaled in air-to-air combat—still in active service, and…
Saab’s JAS 39 Gripen Will Keep Flying Over…
The Czech Republic has renewed its lease to keep its Swedish-made JAS 39 Gripens until 2035—but is…
Too Old Even for Ukraine? RAF Eurofighter Typhoons Are…
It would be a logistical nightmare to transfer the British planes to Ukraine—where mechanics would…
The US Navy Is Retiring Its First F-35B Fighter Jet
The BF-01 aircraft soon to be put on display was actually the very first Lightning II to perform a…
What Is an Aircraft’s “Thrust-to-Weight Ratio,” and Why…
Historically, the thrust-to-weight ratio concept has served as a benchmark for the evolution of…
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