Most fighter jets are built for speed and agility—but one aircraft pushed the limits with a feature almost no one saw coming: reverse thrust. Capable of flying backward in mid-air, this jet stunned ...

Today’s most maneuverable fighters use thrust vectoring, which can make a jet turn faster and more tightly. Powered by Pratt & Whitney F119 turbofans, each with 35,000 pounds of thrust ...

However, sixth generation jets could achieve this control with the help of thrust vectoring – the ability to manipulate the direction of engines and therefore the direction of thrust (the force ...