MIG-105, The Russian first Spacecraft
The Soviet Union started a project to create reusable spacecraft that could take off vertically like a rocket and land horizontally like an airplane in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The result was...
Coyote FX: The United States sixth-generation fighter concept
The Coyote FX is a fictitious sixth-generation fighter jet idea that has generated a lot of speculation and debate in the aerospace and defense industries. There has been a lot of conjecture regarding the...
The Insane Engineering of Nazi spacecraft known as the Silver Bird
The Nazis were engaged in a covert project during World War II that planned to create a space aircraft that could destroy New York City. Hitler’s strategy to win the war by instilling fear...
U-2 Dragon Lady: The Most Difficult Aircraft to Fly
There are no other aircraft like the U-2 Dragon Lady. It is a remarkable engineering feat created exclusively to spy on other nations. Despite being used for more than 60 years, it is still...
Lockheed CL-1201, the Biggest Aircraft Ever Designed
One of the most interesting and enigmatic aircraft designs in history is the Lockheed CL-1201, also known as the “Aurora” or “SR-3.” It was apparently planned to be used as a high-altitude, long-endurance reconnaissance,...
Yakovlev Yak-141, nicknamed “Freestyle” was a Soviet supersonic vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter aircraft
The Yakovlev Yak-141 was a Soviet supersonic vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter aircraft that was created and developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In the West, it was known by the...
V-1 Flying Bomb: The First Cruise Missile Ever made
The V-1 flying bomb, sometimes referred to as the “Vengeance Weapon 1” or “Vergeltungswaffe 1” in German, was an early cruise missile. Its Fi 103 designation came from the Reich Aviation Ministry (RLM). It...
Successful First Flight of F-16 Block 70 Announced by Lockheed Martin
At its facility in Greenville, South Carolina, Lockheed Martin declared the F-16 Block 70’s first flight to have been a success. Lockheed Martin test pilots Dwayne “Pro” Opella and Monessa “Siren” Balzhiser took control...
AI Flies a Modified F-16D Fighter Jet for More Than 17 Hours
The onboard software of the VISTA X-62A training jet may be changed to replicate the performance characteristics of different aircraft. An artificial intelligence-driven training jet from Lockheed Martin has flown for more than 17...
The Plane with the Propeller – Martin 262 convoy fighter
This defensive fighter, which was to be the cornerstone of the Navy’s defense and usher in the era of helicopter-like aircraft, was soaring through the air with its propellers whirling at supersonic speed. It...
