no... look at as a choke on a shotgun, close it up and the the thrust is more concentrated with less power, open it up with the burner lit for max thrustThat copper colored thing on the exhaust end.
Is that for vectoring thrust?
no... look at as a choke on a shotgun, close it up and the the thrust is more concentrated with less power, open it up with the burner lit for max thrustAfterburner - Lavi never had vectored thrust. As with most afterburner equipped craft, the nozzle irises wider to allow the ‘burner to work better.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propelling_nozzle#Afterburner_nozzle_or_Variable_area_nozzle