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Do fighter jets ever fight helicopters? More often than you’d think
Helicopters have few ways to fight back against incoming fighter aircraft. Surprisingly, though, it is far harder to shoot ...
ACM training is not about memorizing a catalog of maneuvers, but ingraining a mindset within the pilot: managing chaos, anticipating geometry, and making split-second decisions under high-G pressure.
“Post-stall maneuvering” gives a plane excellent maneuverability—but the equipment needed to boost it comes with tradeoffs, as all advanced aircraft features do. The post-stall maneuvers, like the ...
Naturally, there will be some skills that commercial and fighter pilots share. Both maneuver fixed-wing aircraft, but commercial and fighter planes are very different vehicles designed for very ...
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