An unpainted J-35 stealth fighter jet takes off at an airfield of the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) in Shenyang, Northeast ...

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Continuous upgrades, new engines, and modern radar are keeping the B-52 Stratofortress on track to become the first jet ...

During WWII, the United States would develop its first jet powered aircraft, with the goal that it would offer unmatched speed and usher a new era in aviation. This was the Bell P-59 Airacomet, and ...

When we think about the dawn of jet-powered warfare, the name Messerschmitt Me 262 often gets top billing. But the story starts a bit earlier than you might think. The true roots of the jet age trace ...

De Havilland Aircraft Museum, England (CNN) — Today, jet-powered plane travel is easy to take for granted. We’re used to that surge of speed along the runway that pins us to our seats, those moments ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The XP-59A is the first American jet aircraft. It did not see combat but it did give the U. S. Army Air Forces (AAF) ...