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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 more expensive to maintain.
Remarkable scenes show the view from a Red Arrows jet cockpit. The RAF team have begun June with a series of jaw-dropping air displays. They explain: “From the Mint to Moray – highlights of a ...
Actively in service with many European military forces, the Eurofighter Typhoon is one of the best fighter planes and jets of all time. However, if you were suddenly thrown into the cockpit of this ...
Nearly 30 years since its first test flight in 1997, the Lockheed Martin-Boeing F-22 Raptor still looks like it came from the future. Sporting both a curved body and hard-edged angles as well as that ...
The Cessna Citation Ascend is designed and manufactured by Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company. “The ...
Qatar Airways shared a cockpit view video showing its aircraft gliding through clouds before a smooth landing at Heathrow.