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Harriers Could Gain the Upper Hand in a Dogfight by Literally Stopping Midair

February 19, 2017 // 3 Comments

Remember that scene in Top Gun when Maverick tells Goose that he’ll “hit the brakes” and the instructor pursuing him in an A-4 Skyhawk will just fly right [read more...]

Japan Unveils its Highly-Anticpated Next-Gen Fighter Prototype

January 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Mitsubishi ATD-X is Japan’s first foray into the world of 5th generation fighter aviation, already dominated by the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning [read more...]

The Raptor Showing Us Why It’s a Superior Dogfighter

April 7, 2015 // 2 Comments

Scott Stringham is a photographer, and like Jim Mumaw whose work we shared earlier, he’s a damn good one. Not too long ago, at Hill AFB’s annual airshow, Scott [read more...]

F-22 Thrust Vectoring at Work

March 30, 2015 // 1 Comment

Aviation photographer Jim Mumaw recently captured this stunning image of a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor taking full advantage of its 2-dimensional thrust vectoring capabilities [read more...]

Japan’s 5th Generation Stealth Prototype Takes to the Skies for the First Time

by Ian D'Costa in In the News

The Mitsubishi X-2, Japan’s first foray into the world of 5th generation fighter aviation, took to the skies for its maiden flight just yesterday, lifting off with the traditional gear-down configuration from Nagoya Airfield, home of the Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation. Originally known as the ATD-X, the aircraft has been in development [read more...]