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
Airplane Waterski Display
U.S. water ski champion Bruce Parker wows the crowd as he’s pulled by a Luscombe Model 8 aircraft across Biscayne Bay near Miami, Florida, in 1946.
Tupolev Tu-144
A Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic transport jet lifts off the runway at Russia’s Zhukovsky Air Development Center in September 1998.
Aircraft Factory Lipstick
WWII-era woman factory worker applies lipstick in the reflection of aircraft aluminum