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The delta wing F-16XL.

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F-16XL – The Crank Wing Experiment

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments aircraft, cold war, Crank Wing, experimental, F-16, fighter, Fighting Falcon, jet, Jet fighter, Modern, prototype, USA

The F-16XL is a derivative of the iconic F-16, and was superior in many aspects to its predecessor despite being

Avro Lancastrian

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Avro 691 Lancastrian – The Very First Jet Airliner

November 30, 2022December 16, 2022 Steve MacGregor aircraft, airliner, bomber, Civil aviation, experimental, jet, prototype

Which was the first jet airliner to make an international flight? The Avro 961 Lancastrian. You might think that would

The aftermath of Flight 243.

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 – Explosive Decompression

November 29, 2022December 19, 2022 Nathan Cluett 737, accident, aircraft, airliner, Airlines, Aloha Airlines, Boeing 737, Flight 243, jet, NTSB, USA

The Boeing 737 is arguably one of the safest aircraft ever made. However, accidents do happen as in the case

The Messerschmitt Me 262.

Me 262 Schwalbe – Troubled Development

November 14, 2022January 10, 2023 Vegim Krelani 262, Germany, jet, Jet fighter, jumo, Me-262, messerschmitt, Meteor, ww2, wwii

The Me 262 is one of the great “What Ifs” of World War Two. What if Germany had been able

The Nord 1500 Griffon II

Cold War Experimental

Nord 1500 Griffon – French Madness?

February 16, 2022December 12, 2022 Nathan Cluett 1500, experimental, france, french, griffon, jet, nord, nord 1500, prototype, ramjet

The Nord 1500 Griffon was first flown in 1955 and was an experimental French aircraft that utilized ramjet technology. It