The Hiller X-18 was a cargo aircraft that had VTOL capability as far back as the 1950s. Read the story about this strange aircraft that led the VTOL charge.
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After decades of service, the United States Air Force is planning to retire the iconic U-2 spy plane, which has been in active service since 1956.
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NASA's X-57 Maxwell is an attempt to investigate and develop the concept of more environmentally-friendly flight.
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Britain's next-gen fighter may be over a decade away, but we already know a lot about the Royal Air Force's plans to meet the aerial combat needs of the future.
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The F-15 fighter jet, nicknamed the Eagle, had its first test flight in 1972, and it may soon be retired.
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As far back as the 1950s, Porsche was working on aircraft engines. As a result it built one of the most durable engines to every take to the skies.
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The stealth of the nearly invisible YF-118G earned it an appropriate name from "Star Trek": the Bird of Prey.
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The Guppy plane, developed by Aero Spaceline Industries (ASI) in California, entered the picture in 1961/
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This jet-powered VTOL transport vehicle was the first, and only, of its kind - capable of transporting up to 36 people and 11,000 pounds of cargo.
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Northrop's Tacit Blue is a monochrome marvel would be easy to underestimate at first glance, but it was capable of extraordinary things.
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Russia looks to stand up to fifth-generation fighters with its own MiG-41 fighter jet which looks like it could terrorize the skies ... if it's real.
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The story of the SEPECAT Jaguar is one characterized by having too many cooks in the kitchen, proving that production hell is not a new condition.
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The JASDF started work on the Mitsubishi F-X, a sixth generation fighter jet that would be one of the most technologically advanced planes in the air.
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Ford is gunning for EV performance speed records with its Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1800 prototype, sending it on drag strips with Pat McCue in the driver's seat.
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The X-36 was an experimental aircraft designed to find out if planes could be just as maneuverable at a wider range of speed. Here's what happened.
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NASA broke a long-standing speed record in 2004 with the X43A 'scramjet,' soaring past the likes of the SR-71 Blackbird at over three times its top speed.
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The McDonnell-Douglas Harrier aircraft was a uniquely versatile jump jet capable of flying (and landing) in previously unorthodox scenarios for jet aircraft.
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In the 1970s, Corbin was typically known for outfitting bikes with custom motorcycle seats, but it also developed an insanely fast electric bike at the time.
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The XFV-12 concept, in short, was that the one-engine aircraft boasted "thrust-augmented wings."
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The KC-135 has been capable of delivering fuel to just about any military aircraft for more than six decades.
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Just ahead of World War 2, Kawasaki started work on a unique aircraft with the goal of both conducting research and breaking a world record in the process.
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So valuable was the Bréguet Br 1150 Atlantic that the NATO armaments committee selected it over 30 other options.
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With its over-the-wing engines, the existing HondaJet isn't the most conventionally-shaped private jet around, but it isn't nearly as outlandish as the MH02.
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ChatGPT is an AI tool that has learned from the internet, so we decided to ask it what the best fighter planes were, and its answer did not disappoint.
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Like many other military superpowers post-World War II, the British Air Ministry developed one of the most versatile jet-fueled aircraft for military use.
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After World War II, France bolstered its military significantly, and this French-made modern fighter jet was a homegrown beast of bombing and aerial combat.
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Since its first flight, 512 Alpha Jets have been produced and it has since been in the service of 13 different countries.
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