Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force The B-21 Raider is America’s newest stealth bomber and the most advanced aircraft ever […]
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The largest collection in this encyclopedia: from the Bell X-1 that first broke the sound barrier to the SR-71, the F-22 and the B-21 Raider — every generation of American speed.
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force The B-2 Spirit is the most expensive aircraft ever built at $2.1 billion per
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
How fast is the F-117? Compare its high-subsonic speed category with the museum’s 684 mph maximum cruise figure, plus sourced history and specifications.
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force The F-35 Lightning II is the most expensive weapons program in history and the
Republic F-105 Thunderchief
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force The F-105 Thunderchief, affectionately called the ‘Thud,’ bore the heaviest burden of the air
Convair B-58 Hustler
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force The B-58 Hustler was the first operational supersonic bomber, capable of delivering nuclear weapons
Boeing X-51A Waverider
Overview 📷 Photo: NASA The Boeing X-51A Waverider was an uncrewed experimental aircraft built to test a hydrocarbon-fueled scramjet. Its
NASA X-43A
Overview 📷 Photo: NASA The X-43A set the speed record for an aircraft powered by an air-breathing engine, reaching Mach
Rockwell B-1 Lancer
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force The B-1 Lancer, nicknamed ‘The Bone’ (B-One), is a supersonic variable-sweep wing strategic bomber
North American XB-70 Valkyrie
Overview 📷 Photo: NASA The XB-70 Valkyrie was one of the most extraordinary aircraft ever built—a Mach 3+ strategic bomber