Northrop YF-23 Black Widow II
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) The Northrop YF-23 Black Widow II was one of […]
1980s-1990s: Stealth & Supercruise
Speed meets invisibility: the F-117 opens the stealth era, the B-2 flying wing follows, and the ATF program births the first fifth-generation fighter.
Northrop F-20 Tigershark
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) The Northrop F-20 Tigershark was a promising lightweight fighter
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.
Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon
Overview 📷 Photo: Wikimedia Commons The J-10 ‘Vigorous Dragon’ is China’s indigenous fourth-generation multirole fighter, representing a major milestone in
Saab JAS 39 Gripen
Overview 📷 Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Gripen is Sweden’s lightweight, cost-effective multirole fighter designed to operate from short runways—including roads—in
Dassault Rafale
Overview 📷 Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Dassault Rafale is France’s omnirole fighter—designed to perform every combat aviation mission from carrier-based
Eurofighter Typhoon
Overview 📷 Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Eurofighter Typhoon is Europe’s premier swing-role combat aircraft, serving with Germany, UK, Italy, Spain,
Tupolev Tu-160 White Swan
Overview 📷 Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Tu-160 ‘White Swan’ (NATO: Blackjack) is the largest and heaviest combat aircraft ever built,
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force The F-22 Raptor is the world’s first operational fifth-generation stealth air superiority fighter. Combining