As with so many military aircraft designs, the A-6 Intruder, known originally as the YA2F-1, had some pretty ambitious features that never really panned out. The jet's swiveling exhausts were one of ...

Key point: The F-22 remains king, but the F-35 could be in trouble. In January 2011, the maiden flight of a large, dagger-like grey jet announced that China had developed its first stealth ...

In a 2018 Zhuhai airshow in China, a specially modified Chengdu J-10B single-engine multi-role jet wowed audiences with a series of jaw-dropping maneuvers including the famous Pugachev’s Cobra and the ...

Modern thrust vectoring in turbofan and rocket nozzles has traditionally been performed using mechanical actuation. However, recent research has identified fluidic thrust vectoring as a promising ...

Eurofighter and engine supplier Eurojet are stepping up their efforts to interest Typhoon customer nations in a thrust-vectoring upgrade that promises to bring substantial operational benefits and pay ...

The Razor P100 has four microjet engines that are gimballed to vector thrust between vertical and forward flight. Credit: Mayman Aerospace Mayman Aerospace has completed flight testing of its Razor ...

The impressive climb performance of the 757 makes it feel like a fighter jet.

In the ruthless seconds of a dogfight, it could be survival that hangs on a number that rarely makes it into a Hollywood film: the thrust-to-weight ratio. This seemingly harmless figure the ratio of ...