Fighter pilots are in constant proximity to their own mortality. All servicemembers face these thoughts to some extent—but pilots are unique in that they usually face them alone. The physical dangers ...

Pilots regularly grapple with high “G forces” while in the cockpit—forces that the human body is not meant to handle, and ...

A retired fighter pilot watches his jet roar through the sky one last time. Diane Tedeschi Cesar "Rico" Rodriguez, a retired fighter pilot, attended the arrival of an F-15C at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy ...

As most people understand, the ejection sequence begins when the fighter pilot yanks an ejection handle, usually located either between the legs or above the head. The pulling of the handle triggers ...

Airbus Defence and Space has taken the wraps off its fighter cockpit of tomorrow that it's helping to develop as part of Europe's Enhanced Pilot Interfaces & Interactions for Fighter Cockpit (EPIIC) ...

In one scene from National Geographic’s new limited series about naval fighter pilots, Navy Lt. j.g. Andrew Seepe speeds back to base in his T-45 Goshawk trainer following a successful skills test.