McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo – Piston and Jet Power?
The McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo was a proposed long-range strike fighter and bomber escort that was entered into the Penetration Fighter
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G8N Renzan – Japan’s Long-Range Colossus
The Nakajima G8N Renzan was a long-range bomber developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy towards the end of the Second
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DH 98 Mosquito – The Versatile Wooden Wonder
Some aircraft are created great such as the DH 98 Mosquito. As soon as they roll off the production lines
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MiG-105 – The Aborted Soviet Spaceplane
The MiG-105 was a space plane that was originally earmarked to play a starring role in the Soviet’s aborted attempt
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Junkers Ju 52 – The Saga of Iron Annie
The careers of most early airliners and military transport aircraft are generally short. However, there are a few exceptions notably
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The Star Tiger – A Baffling Aviation Mystery
A formal report was conducted after the mysterious disappearance of the British airliner Star Tiger in 1948 and concluded; “It
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F-16XL – The Crank Wing Experiment
The F-16XL is a derivative of the iconic F-16, and was superior in many aspects to its predecessor despite being
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The Quest to Build a Flying Submarine
In 1961 kids (and some adults) around the world were introduced to the concept of a vehicle that could both
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Fighter Pilot Tailed a Civilian Plane Guilty of Destroying F-16
In March 2022, an Oklahoma Air National Guard crashed an F-16C during a routine exercise. According to the report, a
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North American X-10 – Unmanned Reusable Missile
The North American X-10 was an unmanned experimental aircraft constructed for the top secret Navaho missile program launched by the
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