Remember When an F-15 Outpaced the Saturn V Rocket Just To Beat a Soviet MiG-25
11 Feb 2024, 23:39 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The F-15 Streak Eagle was a purpose-prepared aircraft that broke eight time-to-altitude records in 17 days (five of them in a single day)
The De Havilland Comet: The Engineering Disaster Inceptor of Civilian Jet Aviation
8 Apr 2023, 20:08 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Seven decades ago, the first passenger jet-engined airplane made the sensational switch in flight travel from noisy propellers to fast turbine-powered luxury
How a Nuclear Bomber Spurred Commercial Jet Flight, Despite a One-in-Five Crash Record
28 Jan 2023, 22:59 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The civilian "twin cousin" of a Soviet strategic bomber, the infamous Tu-104, paved the way for widespread jet-engine aviation back in the mid-50s
Detroit Land Yacht Finds Shelter Under Retired French Jet, Raises Questions and Eyebrows
30 Dec 2022, 17:23 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Taken in a small French village, the photo features two unsung heroes of the 20th century – an old jet from the 50s and a classic Malaise-era American car