Pilots and aircraft aboard the heavy aviation cruiser "Kiev", circa 1987.
Fun fact: The Yak-38/M forger had an automatic ejection system for the pilots should the aircraft roll more than 60 degrees while hovering due to its instability and difficulty to control in that mode.
Fun fact: The Yak-38/M forger had an automatic ejection system for the pilots should the aircraft roll more than 60 degrees while hovering due to its instability and difficulty to control in that mode.
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The S-37, a late 80s Sukhoi Design Bureau design for a light-midsized single engine fighter with canards that never took off.
Let me know down below if you want a piece about it
Let me know down below if you want a piece about it
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https://telegra.ph/Boeing-Wins-F-47-Sixth-Generation-Fighter-Contract-03-21
Boeing wins 6th Generation NGAD contract, beating out Lockheed
Boeing wins 6th Generation NGAD contract, beating out Lockheed
Telegraph
Boeing Wins F-47 Sixth Generation Fighter Contract
Trump has awarded a 20 billion dollar contract to build the USA's first 6th Gen Aircraft (previously known as NGAD) - Dubbed the F-47, to Boeing Each new aircraft is estimated to cost as much as $300 million. US President Donald Trump on Friday awarded Boeing…
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The Perch
https://telegra.ph/Boeing-Wins-F-47-Sixth-Generation-Fighter-Contract-03-21 Boeing wins 6th Generation NGAD contract, beating out Lockheed
Lockheed gets F-35, Boeing gets NGAD, and (you can quote me on this when it’s announced in a year) Northrop gets FA-XX. All the major manufacturers get a piece of the pie. Military aviation contracts have worked this way in a looooong time. They want to keep multiple manufacturers in business.