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 ...

During the Cold War, U.S. planners worried that modern fighters might one day be forced to operate from damaged or shortened ...

At RIAT, the F-22 Raptor launches into a near-vertical climb before pitching over into a controlled power loop using thrust vectoring. The jet appears to pause in the sky, nose high, before rotating ...

In 1925, the Wasp was a leap forward in aircraft power, reliability, and performance – one that rocketed the trajectory of aviation technology into the post-war era. Its nine-cylinder, air-cooled ...

You could call it a temple of thrust -- a building designed to handle the massive thrust these engines can kick up. Walls 3 feet thick and giant doors weighing hundreds of thousands of pounds enclose ...