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This fighter jet learned to hover and nearly killed the pilots who flew it

The Harrier was not just a fighter jet that could hover — it was a constant engineering compromise balanced on the edge of ...
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How these fighter jets landed without using a runway

We watched RAF aircraft hover directly into RAF Marham in England. The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II demonstrated its short takeoff and vertical landing capability. Seeing a modern fighter jet ...
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I went inside Vertical Aerospace's brand new flying taxi, which uses tech from an F-35 fighter to help it hover

UK startup Vertical Aerospace unveiled its new flying taxi this week. Traveling at speeds of up to 150mph, it could replace hourlong road journeys with 12-minute flights. It includes tech that makes ...