What Is Thrust Vectoring & Why Do 5th-Generation Fighter Jets Use It?

Thrust-vectoring makes impossible maneuvers possible. The huge, powerful jets can perform extremely tight turns that ...
The National Interest

Why Do Fifth-Gen Fighter Jets Use “Thrust Vectoring”?

Thrust vectoring—essentially redirecting the plane’s exhaust flow—allows modern fighters to quickly change direction, giving them an edge in close combat. Thrust vectoring nozzles are one of the most ...
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World's Only Self-Flying F-16 Fighting Falcon Gets Access to New Fire Control Radar

The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-62A VISTA experimental and autonomous fighter jet to be fitted with the Raytheon ...
JSTOR Daily

Research on control effectiveness of fluidic thrust vectoring

In view of the control effects of fluidic thrust vector technology for low-speed aircraft at high altitude/low density and low altitude/high density are studied. The S-A model of FLUENT software is ...
The National Interest

Russia and China are Racing to Build the World’s Best Stealth Fighter Engine

Despite a popular focus on stealth – and to a lesser extent, data fusion – in today’s fighters, America’s turbofan advantage is just as valuable in setting American fighters apart through a ...