The C-17’s fly-by-wire system is central to its short-field performance. Unlike traditional mechanical controls, fly-by-wire ...
A critical system failed as a fighter jet was landing on an aircraft carrier earlier this year. The $60 million F/A-18 fell off the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman and into the Red Sea. A new Navy ...
Naval aviators believe they are the best pilots on earth — just ask them — and the primary reason they cite is hard to argue with: they land on aircraft carriers. Whether in calm seas and sunshine or ...