Germany is known for its engineering expertise, and this resulted in some of the most impressive fighter planes in history.

World War II marked a significant push in military aircraft innovation, eschewing most of the biplanes from the previous war ...

The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...

22,000 pounds of thrust enable the Harrier II to hover like a helicopter, and then blast forward like a jet at near-supersonic speeds. Like every aircraft in the Marine fleet, this aircraft is ...

California, taught me to appreciate the iconic aircraft that paved the way for the cutting-edge jets that dominate today's skies. America's first jet trainer The US was among several countries around ...

It took some time before jet-powered aircraft found their way into the battlespaces of WWII, though more and more appeared toward the end of the conflict. While Germany invented the technology ...

Sweden's Gripen, a fighter jet built for a war with Russia, is considered a good fit for Ukraine, but the aircraft hasn't been tested the way it could be in this war. The conflict in Ukraine has ...

I had the rare opportunity to fly in a historic jet trainer ahead of the ... world ushering in a new era of fighter aircraft toward the end of World War II. The T-33 Shooting Star was instrumental ...

Leading on from Ohain’s work, the first flight of a jet-powered aircraft was in August 27, 1939. By the end of World War II, a smattering of military jet aircraft had entered service ...