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What is thrust vectoring and how is it generated?

Thrust Vectoring With Compliant Mechanisms Is Hard

🚀 Thrust Vectoring: Game-Changer or Just an Airshow Trick? It looks like magic—jets hovering mid-air, twisting nose-first into impossible angles. That’s thrust vectoring. Instead of relying only on wings and control surfaces, aircraft use redirected engine exhaust to maneuver—even at slow speeds and thin air. So why don’t all fighters have it? 🤔 ✈️ The F-22 has thrust vectoring. Russia’s Su-30, Su-35, and Su-57 do too. But the F-35? Nope. ⚡ At high speed, regular controls already push pilots t