Suppose the identical quality that renders a fighter aircraft revolutionary is also the one that keeps it from ever actually flying as a weapon of war. The Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut is a stark case history ...

Did the never produced Russian Su-47 ‘Berkut’ fighter accomplish anything of significance? It is an interesting question, given that the not-so-stealthy aircraft was intended to push the technological ...

Click to open image viewer. America's first swept-wing jet fighter, the F-86 Sabre joined the ranks of great fighter aircraft during combat operations high above the Yalu River in Korea. Even though ...

The Panavia Tornado was designed for speed, and its swept-wing configuration makes high-speed passes especially dramatic. During fast flybys, the jet slices through the air with a deep engine roar ...