The Me 262's Swept Wings Were Not About Speed
The first jet fighter in combat had swept wings. The reason was not aerodynamics — it was that the engines turned out heavier than...
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The Spitfire That Was Sold for Scrap for £25
In 1948 the RAF sold Spitfire P7350 to a scrap dealer for £25. It is now the oldest Spitfire still flying, and the only...
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The Bomber That Cost More Than the Atomic Bomb
The Manhattan Project cost two billion dollars. The B-29 Superfortress cost three. What the United States got for the difference.
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The Ghost of the Sky Now Lives on Your Shelf: COBI's Northrop B-2 Spirit
There are aircraft, and then there are icons. The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit belongs to a category all its own — a machine so...
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