What would you call an airplane that holds such a dominant edge over its rivals in the sky yet reduces even the most aggressive pilots to sweat glands? The North American F-100 Super Sabre, the first ...

The accident-prone North American F-100 Super Sabre broke the sound barrier in 1953, setting the stage for an arms race from ...

This means that, if a jet is flying near Mach 1, the tops of the wings will reach Mach 1 before the craft does overall. As the air flows down the back of the wings, it starts to slow down.

The gigantic General Electric GE9X turbofans that will power the largest widebody twinjet in aviation history, the 777-9, are also the biggest engines ever fitted to a commercial plane. The 777X ...

Bombardier Aerospace mated the wing to the fuselage on its new super midsize Continental business jet, a "key milestone" toward first flight expected in mid-2001, company officials said.

The pilots of the Wing operate a number of fixed wing aircraft from the deck of the carrier, including Super Hornets, Growlers, Hawkeyes, and Greyhounds, but also Seahawk helicopters.