Tupolev Tu-123 Yastreb
Overview π· Photo: Sergey Ryabtsev, via Wikimedia Commons (GFDL 1.2) The Tupolev Tu-123 Yastreb (“Hawk”), officially designated DBR-1, was a […]
1960s-1970s: Cold War Speed Race
The raw speed race: Mach 3 interceptors, the SR-71 and MiG-25 staring each other down, variable-sweep wings, and the first supersonic airliners.
Lockheed D-21
Overview π· Photo: U.S. Air Force / National Museum of the United States Air Force (public domain) The Lockheed D-21
Mitsubishi F-1
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons / JASDF The Mitsubishi F-1 was Japan’s first domestically designed and built supersonic combat aircraft.
Dassault Mirage 5
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Dassault Mirage 5 is a French supersonic attack aircraft and fighter-bomber designed by Dassault
HAL HF-24 Marut
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons The HAL HF-24 Marut (“Spirit of the Tempest”) holds the distinction of being India’s first
Dassault Mirage 4000
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Dassault Mirage 4000 (sometimes called the Super Mirage 4000) is a French prototype twin-engine
SEPECAT Jaguar
Overview π· Photo: U.S. Department of Defense / Wikimedia Commons The SEPECAT Jaguar is a British-French supersonic jet attack aircraft
Nanchang Q-5 Fantan
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Nanchang Q-5 (NATO reporting name: Fantan), known as the A-5 in its export versions,
Sukhoi T-4 Sotka
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain The Sukhoi T-4, also known as “Aircraft 100,” “Project 100,” or “Sotka,”
Mikoyan MiG-27 Flogger-D
Overview π· Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain The Mikoyan MiG-27 (NATO reporting name “Flogger-D/J”) is a variable-sweep wing ground-attack