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What's The Smallest Fighter Jet To Have Ever Entered Service? (And How Effective Was It?)
Bigger isn't always better. There have been attempts to shrink down military fighter jets, but only the Folland Gnat can call ...
How Fast Was The F-4 Phantom & Why Was The Fighter Jet Retired?
The F-4 Phantom was capable of hitting Mach 2.23. While it was a capable fighter, the final examples were retired in 1997 due ...
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The Stealth Fighter Jet That Can Destroy a Continent in 30 Seconds
Imagine a fighter jet so advanced, so stealthy, and so powerful, it could devastate entire regions in under 30 seconds—yet ...
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America’s SR-71 Blackbird Is Faster Than Any 5th-Generation Fighter
The SR-71 Blackbird’s earned world record for speed has never been topped by a successor. The fastest jet to ever fly the ...
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Japan's Futuristic 6th Gen UFO Fighter Jet: The Next Evolution in Air Combat
Prepare to be amazed by Japan’s new 6th-generation UFO-inspired fighter jet,a stunning leap in aviation technology set to ...
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These Popular Soviet-era Fighters Used to Give NATO Nightmares
The most infamous Soviet-era fighters are arguably the Sukhoi Su-27 and the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 and MiG-25.
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Same F404 Engine Powered 3 Aircraft, They Call It the Chevy Small Block of Fighter Jets
GE Aerospace made public the accomplishments of a particular F404 engine that was flown on three different aircraft over the ...
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The Navy Test Pilot Who Shot Down His Own Fighter Jet
The Navy Test Pilot Who Shot Down His Own Fighter Jet Test pilot Tom Attridge was at the controls of a F11F Tiger when he accidentally shot down his own plane on Sept. 21, 1956.