NASA's F/A-18 (left) and X-31 are among the airplanes used to gather data for thrust-vectoring. NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Remember the scene in the movie Top Gun when Navy pilot Pete ...

Thrust vectoring is one way to control aerial vehicles. It’s become more popular as technology advances, finding applications on fifth-generation fighter aircraft, as well as long being used in ...

This is accomplished in a couple of ways. First, there's thrust-vectoring. Instead of relying on airflow, jets with thrust-vectoring can twist and turn themselves around by changing the direction ...

Modern thrust vectoring in turbofan and rocket nozzles has traditionally been performed using mechanical actuation. However, recent research has identified fluidic thrust vectoring as a promising ...

video: The maneuverability of unmanned aerial vehicles can be greatly enhanced through the use of variable vectoring technique. The current research developed a novel variable thrust direction ...