As it was, air combat maneuvering against the nimble Soviet-built fighters would be problematic, not only for the fighters but for the smaller Hornets accompanying them.

Maybe they weren't as well trained as doctrine had taught, and didn't really understand how to use every advantage of the more nimble fighter in a furball.

Threaded with 18 miles of electrical wiring under its 50-foot frame, the nimble and potent fighter carried a perfect combat record into the Persian Gulf war.

Learn how this tough and nimble fighter came to be famous more for its peacetime activities than for its military accomplishments.

Its semi-elliptical wings, long nose and large tail were all distinctive features of this small, nimble fighter.

The Air Force wants a smaller, more nimble fighter to replace its older F-16's.

Only Adara could come close to matching his virtuosity with the nimble fighter.

Although the ledge was no more than two feet wide at any point and much narrower than that at most, the nimble fighters had no trouble navigating it.

This concept which kept the straight wings in an age of supersonic jets was soon cancelled because it would not be able to defend itself against more nimble fighters.

Combating the Allied fighters could be effectively done the same way as the U.S. fighters fought the more nimble, but slower, Japanese fighters in the Pacific.