Modern fighter jets are very loud. They can blast between 140 and 153 decibels of noise on takeoff when they use their afterburners, which is enough to burst a person's eardrums if they're at close ...

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 ...

New Delhi: The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is unlike any aircraft before it. More than just a fifth-generation fighter jet, it is a technological marvel, a strategic tool and a centrepiece of US ...

Fighter plane tails were dramatically reshaped after the advent of “fly-by-wire” controls, rendering the aircraft’s stability irrelevant. What’s in a tail? The tail of a fighter aircraft, specifically ...

The F-16’s groundbreaking design set new standards in fighter jet development that remain influential today. The F-16 Fighting Falcon, first introduced in the 1970s, remains a relevant fighter ...