Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow is one of aviation history’s most legendary and controversial aircraft. […]
1940s-1950s: Breaking the Sound Barrier
The pioneering era: Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier in 1947, the Century Series fighters push past Mach 1 in level flight, and the first Mach 2 designs appear.
Myasishchev M-50 Bounder
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain The Myasishchev M-50 (NATO reporting name “Bounder”) is a Soviet prototype four-engine
Tupolev Tu-22 Blinder
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain The Tupolev Tu-22 (NATO reporting name “Blinder”) was the first supersonic bomber
Yakovlev Yak-28 Brewer
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain The Yakovlev Yak-28 (NATO reporting name “Brewer”) is a swept-wing, twin-engine combat
Sukhoi Su-11 Fishpot-C
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Sukhoi Su-11 (NATO: Fishpot-C) was an improved version of the Su-9 interceptor with a
Sukhoi Su-9 Fishpot
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA) The Sukhoi Su-9 (NATO reporting name: Fishpot) was a single-engine, all-weather, missile-armed interceptor
Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket
Overview π· Photo: NASA / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) The Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket was a groundbreaking rocket-and-jet-powered research aircraft that
Douglas X-3 Stiletto
Overview π· Photo: NASA / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) The Douglas X-3 Stiletto was a sleek, needle-nosed experimental jet aircraft
Bell X-2 Starbuster
Overview π· Photo: NASA / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) The Bell X-2 Starbuster was a rocket-powered swept-wing research aircraft built
North American F-107 Ultra Sabre
Overview π· Photo: U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) The North American F-107 is one of the most