Modern fighter jets are very loud. They can blast between 140 and 153 decibels of noise on takeoff when they use their afterburners, which is enough to burst a person's eardrums if they're at close ...

In 1988, British Aerospace test pilot Keith Hartley carried out one of the most extraordinary flight tests ever performed on the Panavia Tornado. Flying a pre-production aircraft, Hartley deliberately ...

Unlike airliners, fighter aircrafts routinely experience multiple times the force of gravity, especially while maneuvering aggressively. These intense G-forces place enormous strain on the human body, ...