Thrust-vectoring makes impossible maneuvers possible. The huge, powerful jets can perform extremely tight turns that ...

Thrust vectoring—essentially redirecting the plane’s exhaust flow—allows modern fighters to quickly change direction, giving them an edge in close combat. Thrust vectoring nozzles are one of the most ...

Among the new systems that were unveiled at the Zhuhai show is a J-10B demonstrator equipped with a thrust-vectoring nozzle Aircraft 1034, the J-10 TVC demonstrator, performs extreme-agility maneuvers ...

Orlando startup JetX is planning a configurable eVTOL "flying car" chassis, and testing a quiet, modular propulsion system that vectors thrust from bladed or bladeless fans without tilting them, ...

Textron Systems unveiled its X5-55 vertical take-off and landing engineering testbed at the AUVSI Xponential show in Denver, Colorado, on 1 May. The company developed the aircraft to meet demands from ...

J-20s with conventional engine nozzles at Airshow China in Zhuhai in 2018. Credit: Yan Siming/International Aviation. BEIJING—China has begun volume production of a second version of the Avic Chengdu ...

Flight testing of the Boeing/EADS X-31 has resumed after a six-year hiatus. On 24 February, the thrust-vectoring aircraft was flown for 40min from the US Navy's Patuxent River, Maryland, test centre, ...

The X-31A thrust-vectoring aircraft program will provide crucial data for the Navy in its assessment of whether extremely short takeoff and landing (ESTOL) will be feasible on aircraft carriers, ...