The go-to aircraft when it comes to ridiculing Second World War German aircraft design, the Bv 141 was an extremely efficient ...
The Supermarine Scimitar was the last Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm aircraft designed with an obsolete requirement to be able to ...
Early aviation featured both monoplanes, which offered aerodynamic advantages with thick cantilever wings (pioneered by Junkers), and biplanes. Biplanes became dominant due to practical benefits such ...
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The olive-green flight suit was older than many of the family members gathered on the tarmac at Centennial Airport. Robert “Bob” Fleak tugged at its zipper, smiling faintly. “Yes,” ...
Across the United States military, some of the most decisive combat missions are still flown by aircraft that first took to ...
From unstable airframes to a lack of safety features, not all pilots in the US Air Force are qualified to fly these aircraft. Military aviators are uniquely skilled individuals, operating their ...