The desire to fly faster than ever has been the one overwhelming idea that has propelled human flight. Since the Wright Flyer first took flight many years ago at a walking pace at most, the history of ...

Other than spacecraft, aircraft are the fastest vehicles, leaving cars and bikes for dust. We take a look at the ten fastest planes ever flown. Though some uncrewed aircraft (like the X-43) have flown ...

A closer look at what made the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II so special.

Ordinary jet fuel would boil and combust inside the Blackbird’s fuel tanks—meaning the aircraft must use a special fuel blend that is nearly impossible to light by accident. The SR-71 Blackbird ...