-The aircraft was fundamentally too heavy, its landing gear was not designed to withstand the violent forces of a carrier landing, and its delta-wing design was optimized for high-speed flight, not ...

The F-22 Raptor is capable of maneuvers that appear to defy conventional flight. During the tail spin or falling leaf maneuver, the aircraft enters a controlled freefall where lift briefly disappears.

According to General Atomics, the test flight was enabled via Lockheed’s open radio architectures. While the concept of crewed-uncrewed teaming between next-generation fighter jets and highly ...