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F-16 SFW: The Experimental Jet That Could Have Redefined Aircraft Design
“The engineers at General Dynamics studied several designs, including one with canards and an aft-mounted wing,” F-16.net reported. “The final design submitted to DARPA used the landing gear ...
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NASA's Funky Supersonic Test Aircraft Fires Its Top-Mounted Engine for the First Time
American space agency NASA announced it has begun engine testing for the X-59 experimental aircraft, first flight expected early next year.
From A-1 to Z-4: How The US Military Tri-Service Aircraft Designation System Works
The US Military has specific guidelines for naming its planes, though there is some creative license applied when necessary.
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Warplanes: Keeping F-16s Out Of Russia
F-16s and other manned aircraft are still needed to find and attack other targets even if the pilots’ radio communications are jammed as pilots can adapt to unexpected situations. There are now ...
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Lack of ‘situational awareness’ to blame for ground collision with F-16 that sparked fire, Air Force says
“The jammer bounced off the landing gear tire of the F-15E, simultaneously throwing the operator off the jammer while also sending the jammer toward the F-16 at a high rate of speed,” the ...
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Is the Age of the F-16 Fighter Headed for a 'Crash Landing'?
Brief Early History of the F-16 As hard to believe as it may seem, the F-16 is indeed a quinquagenarian, having celebrated her fiftieth birthday via her unofficial and unplanned maiden flight on ...
Why Did The US Kick Turkey Out Of The F-35 Program?
More broadly, the US has been successful in all but choking off Russia's ability to export fighter jets. The US CAATSA Act is ...
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High maintenance 'prima donna' F-16 jets will be hard work for Ukraine, former US Marine pilot says
told Politico that some changes would be needed for Ukraine to operate the F-16 Fighting Falcons. "Falcons indeed need some adaptation — this is the preparation of the runways because the landing gear ...
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US Air Force pilots share what it takes to make the elite Thunderbirds team and fly F-16s just inches apart at near-supersonic speeds
The US Air Force's Thunderbirds have wowed crowds at airshows worldwide in the F-16 Fighting Falcon ... pull up to nine times the force of gravity on our bodies." "With all my gear being 200 pounds, ...
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Video Shows F-16 'Sniper' Targeting Pod Locking On to Chinese Jets
Taiwanese F-16 fighter jets locked on to Chinese combat aircraft with a targeting pod known as the "Sniper" during a Chinese military exercise near the island on Monday, a video has shown.
Boeing’s Plan For Modernized AH-64 Apaches Serving Into The 2060s
Boeing is busily planning for future upgrades to the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. While the scope of what is tentatively ...
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F-35 Lightning II Vs Typhoon FGR4: How Do The Fighter Jets Compare?
The F-35 is more modern and categorized as a fifth generation fighter, while the Typhoon falls into the fourth generation category, similar to the F-16 Falcon. The RAF is expected to replace the ...