Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arthur Van Haren Jr. was one of the top fighter pilots of WWII. He also was my grandfather. I called him “Tata,” a nickname for ...

When it's cold in your home, you turn on the heater, and when you're sweltering in the heat, you turn on your smart A/C. This is very simple, understandable logic, but only if you're sitting at home.

Fighter pilots go through rigorous training before flying front line fighters like the F-35 or F/A-18. A key part of that process involves lead-in fighter jets such as the Hawk 127. These aircraft ...

The flight from the navigator’s seat in the F-16I aircraft, at an altitude of 20,000 feet, was initially fairly calm. The instrument gauges, the control panel, the observation systems that require ...

A true workhorse may not be glamorous, but it carries the load when it matters most. Such is the aura of the MiG-21â the Soviet-era fighter jet that shielded India's skies as recently as May this year ...

Pilots regularly grapple with high “G forces” while in the cockpit—forces that the human body is not meant to handle, and that lead to stress-related injuries over time. Flying a fighter jet is often ...