Britain’s best fighter aircraft of the early part of World War 2, the Supermarine Spitfire, was closely matched to the German ...
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Flying coffins

IT takes courage to fly, whether as a pilot (or as a passenger) in a metal coffin, assembled, as the astronaut Alan Shepherd put it, “from hundreds of parts supplied by the lowest bidder”.
The continent of Europe has created some of the most capable military aircraft in history, indeed the first combat action by ...
Ten Spy Planes of World War II Aerial intelligence gathering during wartime is a high-risk mission. Reconnaissance aircraft must navigate enemy fighters and anti-aircraft weapons, often relying on ...
Wisk, which was founded in 2010 and acquired by Boeing in 2023, is developing autonomous aircraft that can get you across ...
DARPA's X-65, that replaces conventional aircraft flight controls with puffs of air, is coming together at Boeing subsidiary ...
This article explores how WWII fighter designs reveal core reliability principles still essential in today’s industrial and ...
The aviation sector must find solutions to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Considering the constraints of electric or ...
Pathfinder 1 looks like a blimp, but much bigger. It's part of a wave of interest in "lighter-than-air" or LTA aircraft.
If you spot a low-flying plane sweeping across Missouri or Illinois in the upcoming weeks or months, don’t be alarmed. It’s ...