Key Points and Summary - A civilian-owned Hawker Hunter fighter jet, acting as a "red air" adversary for the U.S. Navy, crashed into the Pacific off Big Sur, California, this week. -The pilot, working ...
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Why do fighter jet canopies look so weird?

As time has gone on, innovations in fighter jet technology have made “bubble cockpits” steadily more useful to pilots—and ...
Ejector seats are designed to be as safe as possible—but there are obvious inherent dangers in a rocket-powered ejection from a fast-moving aircraft. Ejecting from a fighter jet is a wrenchingly ...
TRONA, Cali. (KOAA) — A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird pilot is recovering after ejecting from an F-16 fighter jet during a training mission in Southern California. The pilot was hospitalized with ...