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 ...
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Here’s why Russia’s Su-57 Felon fighter jet is so maneuverable

Felon is Russia’s first fifth-generation fighter. But unlike Western counterparts, the Su-57 places an extreme emphasis on maneuverability. While stealth and sensors matter, the Su-57’s most visible ...
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How fighter pilots use “post-stall maneuvering” in air combat

Post-stall maneuvering” gives a plane excellent maneuverability—but the equipment needed to boost it comes with tradeoffs, as ...
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Russia’s Su-57 Might Excel Against American Fighters—if Russia Could Build It

With powerful engines and thrust-vectoring nozzles, the Su-57 has demonstrated exceptional post-stall maneuverability—potentially giving it the upper hand over the more unwieldy F-35 Lightning II at ...
TASS

F-16's no match for Russian jets in air combat

F-16 is inferior in maneuverability to the latest generation of Russian thrust-vectoring aircraft, French aviation expert Cyrille de Lattre said MOSCOW, July 15. /TASS/. US-made F-16s are no match for ...
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 ...