6 Of The Fastest World War II Fighters, Ranked By Top Speed
World War II marked a significant push in military aircraft innovation, eschewing most of the biplanes from the previous war ...
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The vertical fighter jet with eight engines... Bell D-188
The Bell D-188, a vertical takeoff fighter jet with eight engines, was an ambitious yet impractical marvel of Cold War ...
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The A-1 Skyraider Was America’s First Close Air Support Fighter
That’s because the Pentagon needed a plane that could fly low and hover for protracted periods over a battlefield—a niche that jets couldn’t fill. In other words, the A-1 was America’s original Close ...
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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning
On this day in aviation history, January 27, 1939, the Lockheed XP-38 made its first flight. Developed under great secrecy, ...
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Lockheed delivers final MC-130J to US Air Force
Aircraft number 5994 arrived at Kirtland Air Force Base on 14 January after rolling off Lockheed Martin's production line in ...
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NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)
In new photos, the X-59 performs afterburner tests at Lockheed Martin's legendary Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, ...