Key Points and Summary - A civilian-owned Hawker Hunter fighter jet, acting as a "red air" adversary for the U.S. Navy, crashed into the Pacific off Big Sur, California, this week. -The pilot, working ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A T-45 Navy training jet crashed Tuesday afternoon just south of Naval Air Station Kingsville, according to the Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Department of Public ...

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 ...

Aug. 21 (UPI) --A Navy pilot was rescued after ejecting from a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet off the coast of Virginia. The pilot was conducting a training routine flight at around 10 a.m. EDT ...

Ejector seats are designed to be as safe as possible—but there are obvious inherent dangers in a rocket-powered ejection from a fast-moving aircraft. Ejecting from a fighter jet is a wrenchingly ...

The pilot was in stable condition after losing control of the fighter jet near Trona, Calif., about 180 miles northeast of ...