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Adjustable exhaust nozzle with partly expanded diffusers - a variable area nozzle is required in a jet engine for optimal expansion and adjusting back pressure in the engine when the afterburner is operated, it avoids compressor surge problems due to the increased back pressure on the engine when the afterburner is lit - engines capable of supersonic flight have convergent-divergent exhaust duct features to generate supersonic flow - GE F110 afterburning turbofan jet engine on F-16 fighters - empennage close-up of exhaust and elevator.
Very close tail view of a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler in a high G maneuver, with afterburners on and condensation clouds  at the wings
A F-18 Hornet military jet on takeoff roll at Portland International Airport.
FA18 SuperHornet military jet on board the USS Carl Vinson undergoes maintenance
Gloucestershire, UK - July 13, 2014: Swiss Air Force McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet Fighter aircraft J-5009 taxiing at Fairford.
Miramar, California, USA - September 22, 2023: A US Navy Blue Angel, creates a lot of mist, performing at America's Airshow 2023.
Jet fighters flying over the clouds.
F-18 Hornet Engines in taxiing
Beja, Portugal: EuroDASS Praetorian DASS - this defensive Aid Sub-System (DASS) provides threat assessment, aircraft protection and support measures in extremely hostile and severe environments. The Praetorian system is a modular system consisting of antennas for electronic countermeasures (ECM), electronic support measures (ESM), missile approach warning systems (MAW), laser warning receivers (LWR) and Towed radar decoy (TRD) - portside wingtip of a  Eurofighter Typhoon - electronic warfare (EW) - Beja Airport, photo obtained in a public area.
Gando Airport Gran Canaria Spain OCTOBER, 21, 2021 Jet engines of a modern supersonic fighter. Close-up photo. McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet of Spanish Air Force
Air Force jet begins a challenging bombing mission in the foggy sky.
 FA-18 airplane against a blue sky.
A Boeing F/A-18 Hornet Departs KPNS with smokey exhaust
Tucson, Arizona, USA - March 25, 2023: An EA-18G Growler demonstration at the 2023 Thunder and Lightning Over Arizona airshow.
Jet fighters flying over the clouds.
Miramar, California,USA- October 3, 2015. F-18 Hornet jet fighter breaking the sound barrier at 2015 Miramar Air Show in San Diego, California. The 2015 Miramar Air Show features 3 days of military aircraft and the US Navy Blue Angels demonstration team performing for the general public.
Beja, Portugal: Air combat manoeuvring instrumentation (ACMI) pod - P5 Combat Training System (CTS) by CUBIC / Leonardo DRS on a F-16 Fighting-Falcon interceptor - ACMI usually includes 4 major subsystems: Control and Computation; Transmission Instrumentation; Airborne Instrumentation and Advanced Display and Debriefing or Individual Combat Aircrew Display - Beja Airport serves both civil and military aviation - image obtained in a public non-ticketed area.
U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler in a high G maneuver, with afterburners on and condensation clouds  over  the wings
EA-188 C Landing, Launching and taxiing.
Gatineau, QC – September 15, 2023: A Royal Canadian Air Force FA-18 is silhouetted against an orange sky as it flies above the treeline with the setting sun in the background. The aircraft was part of the RCAF FA-18 Demo Team and is seen taking off with the afterburner lit. The performance was part of the AeroGatineau 2023 Airshow.
A jet fighter taking off with full afterburner.
A military plane is flying a combat missile against the sky, smoke and fire from the rocket. Concept: missile attack, air alert,
F-18 Jet fighters flying over clouds.
Military supersonic fighter jet with blue sky in the background
Pearson International airport, Toronto, Canada.
 F-18 Hornet, modern combat airplane taking off.
F-18 Hornet in a high G maneuver in beautiful light, with condensation streaks at  the wing roots and afterburners on
Beja, Portugal: IRIS-T missile (\
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