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Imagine flying at 500 mph and needing to connect to another airplane just meters away.
After World War II, legendary German aircraft designer Kurt Tank moved to Argentina to build one of the most advanced jet fighters outside the superpowers.
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What makes the F-35 one of the most advanced — and misunderstood — fighter jets ever built?
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