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The Thunderscreech was an experimental American turboprop plane created to as an experimental variant of the the F-84 Thunderstreak fighter jet. Development began after the Navy issued a requirement seeking a carrier fighter that could take off without a catapult – a problem still facing jet powered aircraft at the time. Even though the Navy would cancel its order, the US Air Force would absorb the project for testing. Continue reading →

Republic began with the F-84 as a straight-wing monoplane on tricycle undercarriage with a jet engine in response to a General Operational Requirement in the final year of WW2. While a straight-wing model was eventually produced for frontline service in the Korean War, it was outclassed by the MiG-15’s it faced. What seemed like a simple idea, change to a swept-wing design, that development proved more extensive than expected. Continue reading →

Dive into the fascinating history of the Harrier Jump Jet—a revolutionary VTOL aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing, reshaping aerial combat in ways the world had never seen. From its roots in WWII VTOL research to the Harrier’s iconic role in conflicts like the Falklands War, we explore how British and American engineering pushed aviation boundaries. Discover why, despite its unmatched versatility, the Harrier never received a successor. Continue reading →

On a US Air Force base, something unimaginable is happening: the Americans are giving a group of Soviet military officials a tour of some of their most dangerous frontline aircraft. With the Cold War as good as over, the Americans proudly show off the technology that helped them win. Continue reading →

Pilot Kaneyoshi Muto was surrounded by a dozen American F6F Hellcats. The Americans closed in, confident of an easy victory. But as their guns opened, the wings on Muto’s aircraft appeared to transform. Suddenly, the aircraft snapped into a blinding, high-G turn. Continue reading →

They heard it would be the aircraft that would finally bring frontline American technology within their reach. It’s 1983, and a group of South Korean defense procurement officials excitedly enters a meeting room to get a glimpse of the Northrop F-20 Tigershark, the United States’ latest jet fighter. Their eyes widen. On the screen, the soaring aluminum hero comes bursting through the clouds at Mach 2. Continue reading →

The Northrop F-89 Scorpion is an all-weather, twin-engined interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Corporation. It was the first jet-powered aircraft to be designed for the interceptor role from the outset to enter service, as well as the first combat aircraft to be armed with air-to-air nuclear weapons in the form of the unguided Genie rocket. Continue reading →

The Messerschmitt Me 210 was a German heavy fighter and ground-attack aircraft of World War II. Design started before the war, as a replacement for the Bf 110. The first examples were ready in 1939, but they proved to have unacceptably poor flight characteristics due to serious wing planform and fuselage design flaws. Continue reading →