The Grumman F-14 Tomcat was the successor of the ill-fated General Dynamics F-111B aircraft carrier-based fighter. The first prototype flew on December 21, 1970, and was introduced operationally in 1974, just missing combat in the skies over Vietnam. One...
The McDonnell Douglas, and later Boeing F-15 Eagle initial prototype first flew in 1972; a dozen prototypes were produced. Just shy of 1,200 airframes in several versions were built, with more expected in the next decade. The air superiority...
Boeing’s 727 jetliner prototype first took to the skies in early 1963. More than half a century later, the type is still in use, although not nearly as widespread as it was in the past century. Two main variants...
A Korean Air Boeing B-777 about to touch down after a long-haul flight. A Boeing B-777 prototype first flew in 1994. The standard -200 series jetliner, capable of a gross takeoff weight of 660,000 pounds, can seat up to...
Anthony Fokker built and flew his first aircraft before World War I, in 1910. The Dutch citizen later moved to Germany and started his namesake – aircraft building company in 1912. His company was successful with the design and...
Here’s our last of four photo scrapbooks about the F-16 Fighting Falcon. This contains special markings from many air force’s flight demonstration teams, whether it be like the six jets of the US Air Force Thunderbirds or solo jets...
Photographer Scott Jankowski has had the opportunity to see loads of U.S. Navy and Marine jets on airport ramps and at air shows. Here’s a collection of photos he’s taken over the years, how many do you recognize?
F-16 Fighting Falcons are found in the armed forces of over two dozen countries around the world. A handful are used for special missions, whether it be testing new equipment, electronics or armament. Others, known as “aggressors” test tactics...
Lockheed martin has opened a new F-16 Fighting Falcon production line in Greenville, South Carolina, three years after it closed its original line in Fort Worth Texas. New orders from international customers drove the need for a new facility...
The first official flight of the General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon occurred on February 2, 1974. An unplanned hop occurred a few days earlier, during taxi testing, but that’s a story to be told later. Originally designed as...
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an attack and close air support jet operated exclusively by the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard. The twin engines are in pods to the rear of the...
The original YC-130 prototype first flew on August 23, 1954… that means we’re coming up on the 67th anniversary of the event. Originally designed as a cargo and troop transport with medivac mission capabilities, the basic C-130 airframe has...
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