-Thrust vectoring gives fighters a party trick with real teeth: by swiveling engine exhaust, jets can pivot, claw for lift, tighten turns, even flirt with a hover. -The F-22, Su-30/35, Su-57—and ...
Fluidic thrust vectoring and control refer to a suite of aerodynamic techniques that achieve directional control of engine thrust by modulating the flow field through the injection of secondary ...
Marotta’s TVC system offers advanced control by gimbaling the rocket motor’s nozzle, enhancing the missile’s navigation and precision. This actuator-driven design ensures precise trajectory ...
China's J-10 fighter is now equipped with thrust vectoring controls that allow the jet to perform seemingly impossible aerial maneuvers. This long-rumored upgrade to a well-known jet fighter made its ...
Air combat simulator studies consistently show large fighter effectiveness payoffs due to thrust vectoring and/or thrust reversing exhaust nozzles. However, the air-to-air missile related kill ratios ...
An F-15 ACTIVE soars over the Mojave desert during a High Stability Engine Control (HISTEC) flight operated by NASA on Aug. 1, 1997. The twin-engine F-15 is equipped with Pratt & Whitney nozzles, new ...
The Aero Engine Corporation of China displayed an engine with a 2D thrust vectoring nozzle during Airshow China 2022. The nozzle design appears intended to sustain manoeuvres at low speeds and at very ...