Continuous upgrades, new engines, and modern radar are keeping the B-52 Stratofortress on track to become the first jet ...

During WWII, the United States would develop its first jet powered aircraft, with the goal that it would offer unmatched speed and usher a new era in aviation. This was the Bell P-59 Airacomet, and ...

When we think about the dawn of jet-powered warfare, the name Messerschmitt Me 262 often gets top billing. But the story starts a bit earlier than you might think. The true roots of the jet age trace ...

The Kikka itself was a sleek, compact aircraft with a design that reflected both German influence as well as Japanese adaptation to local resources and constraints. The Second World War was a period ...

De Havilland Aircraft Museum, England (CNN) — Today, jet-powered plane travel is easy to take for granted. We’re used to that surge of speed along the runway that pins us to our seats, those moments ...

The 727 wins ‘cool points’ for its tri-jet configuration, three engines handsomely placed below a T-tail. The T-tail, with ...

Defence manufacturer Northrop Grumman has secured official US Air Force recognition for its Talon uncrewed jet, receiving the ...

The CAPS is an uncompromising innovation of aircraft safety. This FAA-approved whole-aircraft parachute system can be deployed in emergency situations where the aircraft itself is compromised, ...

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