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8 Fighter Jets With Pratt & Whitney Engines
Pratt & Whitney has been suppling aviation power plants to the world since 1925, including some of the most advanced jet ...
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F7U Cutlass: The Fighter Jet Crippled by Its Gutless Engine
The Vought F7U Cutlass carrier-based jet fighter was one of the most unusual designs ever produced for the United States Navy ...
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Turbojet Vs. Turbofan: What's The Difference Between These Jet Engines?
10 Most Impressive Supersonic Bombers Of All Time The first type jet engine was a turbojet that went into production in 1939, finding a home on the German Me 262, making it the first fighter jet ...
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The Soviet Union’s MiG-21 Jet Fighter Defined an Aircraft Era
Compared to contemporaries like the American F-4 Phantom II, the MiG-21 was less complex and far cheaper to produce—but could ...
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The Super Starfighter: Story of the Lockheed CL-1200 Lancer
Conceived as a high-performance fighter for the export market, the Lockheed CL-1200 was a company-funded attempt to build an ...
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Japan’s First Fighter Jet Was an Act of Desperation
The Kikka itself was a sleek, compact aircraft with a design that reflected both German influence as well as Japanese ...
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Unmanned Fighter Jet With Ukrainian Engine Successfully Passed Tests
Turkish unmanned fighter jet Bayraktar Kızılelma has successfully passed tests with "aggressive" maneuvering using takeoff ...
Knowledge Nugget: Why India’s 5th-Gen Fighter Jet AMCA is important for UPSC Prep
With the approval of the executive model for AMCA, India takes a leap towards developing its own fifth-generation fighter jet ...
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F-4 Phantom: America’s First True Multi-Role Jet Fighter
The F-4 Phantom is one of the most iconic and versatile fighter jets in aviation history. Born in the Cold War era, this twin ...