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Why do fighter jet canopies look so weird?

As time has gone on, innovations in fighter jet technology have made “bubble cockpits” steadily more useful to pilots—and ...
The Foxbat could fly at extreme speeds—but in doing so, it would risk damage to the airframe and engines, which were far less sophisticated than their American counterparts. The National Museum of the ...
Ever since it first became part of American air power in 1974, the F-15 Eagle has been one of the most formidable fighter aircraft in the sky. The F-15 Eagle is exceedingly fast, with a top speed of ...
One feature that stands out with the F-14 Tomcat is its cockpit built for two. It's not a common configuration on other fighter jets except on particular variants, specifically ones used for pilot ...
An Indian-made Tejas fighter jet crashed during a flight demonstration at the Dubai Airshow on Friday afternoon, killing the pilot. The Indian Air Force said an investigation is starting. The plane, ...
What looks like a flying egg, was never designed to land, and was so light it could be thrown off course by its own guns?