Continuous upgrades, new engines, and modern radar are keeping the B-52 Stratofortress on track to become the first jet ...
During WWII, the United States would develop its first jet powered aircraft, with the goal that it would offer unmatched speed and usher a new era in aviation. This was the Bell P-59 Airacomet, and ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The XP-59A is the first American jet aircraft. It did not see combat but it did give the U. S. Army Air Forces (AAF) ...