Naturally, there will be some skills that commercial and fighter pilots share. Both maneuver fixed-wing aircraft, but commercial and fighter planes are very different vehicles designed for very ...

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 ...

Southwest Flight 1496 had a close encounter with a fighter jet shortly after takeoff from Hollywood Burbank Airport, triggering cockpit alarms and forcing the crew to take evasive action. The ...