Yak-9 Represents a Rare Breed Among Warbirds
Had the Russian version of the P-51 appeared five years earlier, ‘I doubt if anyone would ever have heard of the Mustang.’
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FLYING Classics: B-1B’s Legacy of Mission Flexibility
The B-1B Lancer’s roles have included nuclear deterrence and close-air support.
FLYING Classics: Lockheed Created the ‘Impossible’ SR-71 Blackbird to Replace the U-2
Following the loss of a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, the Eisenhower administration sought a new aircraft from Lockheed (NYSE: LMT)—“one that would fly faster than any aircraft before or since, at greater altitude, and with a minimal radar cross section,” according to Lockheed Martin. Lockheed needed “to build […]
What If the Soviets Had Walked on the Moon First?
Season 3 of Apple TV+’s alternate reality series For All Mankind takes the Space Race to Mars
