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The most dangerous 60 secs on a fighter jet flight line: Hot pit refueling
Hot pit refueling is how modern air forces keep fighter jets in the fight without slowing down. Instead of shutting down, ...
That's right, you probably guessed it, the most expensive fighter jet in the world is still Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor. As ...
Not What You Think Official on MSNOpinion
Why modern fighter jets cannot simply drop bombs
Early bombers relied on gravity to release their weapons, but modern fighter jets travel too fast for that approach to work ...
The National Interest on MSN
Why Are All Modern Fighter Jets “Multirole” Aircraft?
As fighter jets have grown more and more expensive, pressure has mounted on modern air forces to enable those aircraft to carry out multiple distinct missions.
China is steadily boosting its influence in the global fighter jet market, banking on competitive pricing, flexible financing ...
The refinement of the fighter jet seems to have happened at a blistering pace. The world's first operative fighter jet was Germany's Messerschmitt Me 262, which took to the skies during the latter ...
The National Interest on MSN
Why Do Fifth-Gen Fighter Jets Use “Thrust Vectoring”?
Thrust vectoring—essentially redirecting the plane’s exhaust flow—allows modern fighters to quickly change direction, giving ...
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