Image Credit: Senior Airman Keith James - Dvidshub.net/ Public Domain/ Wiki Commons. Some own the skies. Others slip through them unseen. But every aircraft in this ...
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World’s first unmanned dogfight: Turkey pits two robot fighter jets against each other
According to a Baykar press statement, the new milestone makes Turkey the first nation to openly perform a synchronized, ...
Airplanes have long played an important role in wars, conducting reconnaissance and bombing missions -- as well as fighting each other in the skies. Close-quarters combat between aircraft is known as ...
The National Interest on MSN
What Is Aircraft “Low Speed Handling”? Why Does It Matter?
Pilots sometimes need to operate at slow speeds—during tight turns and landings, for instance—and good low-speed handling is ...
The development of autonomous pilots is moving faster than the Air Force had expected, as a flight last month showed.
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How Fighter Pilots Use “Post-Stall Maneuvering” in Air Combat
Post-stall maneuvering” gives a plane excellent maneuverability—but the equipment needed to boost it comes with tradeoffs, as all advanced aircraft features do.
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