Bouquet of Speed
A creative arrangement of USAF jet interceptors is positioned on a taxiway. All made their first flights between 1948 and 1954. Clockwise from top: North American F-86D Sabre, McDonnell F-101 Voodoo, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Northrop F-89 Scorpion, and Convair F-106 Delta Dart.
Topics Related To: AVIATION HISTORY
LaGuardia Airport, Circa 1941: Home to Luxury Transatlantic Flying Boats
Before traffic and delays, LaGuardia was a glamorous gateway where flying boats carried passengers to Europe in 1940s elegance.
Boeing YC-14 Transport Jet Prototype
An experimental Boeing YC-14 transport jet creates an aerodynamic vortex during ground operations.
Four Reasons Aircraft Flotation Bags Saved Aircraft but Never Saw Widespread Use
How the downsides of aircraft flotation bags outweighed their benefits in 1930s and 1940s military aviation.
