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Aurora moves forward in program to develop high-speed vertical lift X-Plane

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The company shared renderings of the FIW demonstrator, which depicts three lift fans, a refined composite exterior, and an uncrewed cockpit. Although the current design is uncrewed, Aurora claims the technology can be adapted for traditional crewed aircraft.

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A Bristol Bulldog Biplane Fighter is Once Again in the Sky

Vintage Aviation News

“Sitting so high up and trying to look down inside the cockpit for the airspeed is nearly impossible. “Coming back around, I’m usually at about 60 knots. After a year of recovery, Rogan was back in the cockpit and was judged fit to fly combat. In this fighter, you don’t make square turns, so to speak.

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Ranked: Top 10 fastest fighter jets in the world in 2025

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In maybe 50 seconds we went from about 400 knots and reached the advertised top speed of Mach 2.34, and the jet was still accelerating. The MiG-31, only used in Russia, has its speed hobbled by the cockpit glass. Im sure she wouldve gone past 2.5 Mach that this plane produced are limited; it no longer flies at 2.83

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