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Why do fighter jet canopies look so weird?

As time has gone on, innovations in fighter jet technology have made “bubble cockpits” steadily more useful to pilots—and ...
Ever since it first became part of American air power in 1974, the F-15 Eagle has been one of the most formidable fighter aircraft in the sky. The F-15 Eagle is exceedingly fast, with a top speed of ...
The days where the pilot was forced to interpret multiple data streams simultaneously are over; the aircraft performs the synthesis now. As anyone who has glanced inside the cockpit of an older ...