National Interest on MSN8d
The F-111 Aardvark Was a “Bomb Truck” in the Skies
The F-111 Aardvark’s fuselage could lug bomb loads up to 31,000 pounds and fuel for missions up to 2,500 miles long. When the ...
National Interest on MSN12d
The Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet Is Still Deadly After Nearly 50 Years
The U.S. Air Force passed over the YF-17 prototype to select the F-16 fighter jet. But the U.S. Navy made it the F/A-18 Hornet.
F-35 test pilot shares what it's like to jump from flying an old F-16 to Lockheed Martin's newest 5th-gen stealth fighter
Monessa Balzhiser, whose call sign is "Siren," explained to Business Insider the surprises of moving from one aircraft to the ...
New Scientist on MSN7d
Old fighter jets can be melted down and 3D printed into new ones
Turning old fighter jets into a fine powder and using that to 3D print new components is a more sustainable way to build the ...