The Hardest Call In The Cockpit A trainer spirals into a death spin. The instructor knows the seat is a first-generation ...

As most people understand, the ejection sequence begins when the fighter pilot yanks an ejection handle, usually located either between the legs or above the head. The pulling of the handle triggers ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin's X-59, a silent supersonic jet, could drastically reduce coast-to-coast flight times and eliminate ...

Collins Aerospace faces a new challenge to its sole-source status on a contract to replace ejection seats on four different types of U.S. Air Force combat aircraft. The Air Force has released a ...

After some scrubbed attempts, NASA's X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025 ...

NASA test pilot Nils Larson flew the X-59 supersonic jet on its inaugural flight over California's Mojave Desert, validating ...

The wavy lines on some fighters' canopies signify an ejection system that explodes the canopy before hurtling the pilot away ...

The flight instructor piloting a jet that crashed July 21 in western Minnesota told the pilot-in-training, who was seated in the back seat, to eject three times before doing so himself, according to a ...

Actively in service with many European military forces, the Eurofighter Typhoon is one of the best fighter planes and jets of all time. However, if you were suddenly thrown into the cockpit of this ...

Pilot Daniel Filer and backseat observer Mark Ruff clash on whether ejecting from the MiG at the air show put the public at risk.