thrust vectoring

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...]

Russia is Shadowing German Flight Ops Over Syria with its Newest Fighter

by Ian D'Costa in In the News

According to an exclusive report on the Rheinische Post’s official website, Russian Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-Es routinely shadow German Luftwaffe Tornado supersonic strike aircraft on missions over Syria, flying within visual range without behaving aggressively. Lieutenant General Joachim Wundrak, current Executive Director of the [read more...]