Speed is usually sold as the ultimate advantage in air combat, the quality that lets a fighter jet sprint through danger and vanish before an enemy can react. Yet the faster an aircraft moves, the ...

Most fighter jets have what is called a stall speed – the slowest the jet can go before it falls out of the sky. However, there are two fighter jets currently in service that can get around their ...

In recent years, China has made remarkable strides in military aviation, developing some of its most advanced fighter jets to date, such as the Chengdu J-10C "Vigorous Dragon," the JF-17 "Thunder," ...

The days of fighter jets outrunning ground defenses are long since past, and new aerial innovations are focused on stealth and sensor technology. But raw speed still has a place. Supersonic flight, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. f 22 raptor The skies of the 20th century were awash with the roars of fighter aircraft, and few, if any, nation produced as many ...