Six of the US Air Force’s most iconic aircraft were featured in the 1983 film The Right Stuff—each of which played a role in advancing America’s exploration of space. What You Need to Know: The ...

Lockheed’s F-104 was the fastest, highest-flying fighter of its time, climbing to 118,000 feet and hitting Mach 2.2. Used by ...

Once condemned as a flying coffin, the F-104 Starfighter survived political scandal, pilot rebellion, and a global safety crisis to become one of NATO’s longest-serving fighters. This part uncovers ...

The notion of a cockpit-less plane sounds bizarre now, but at the time, the periscope concept was seen as a viable idea. If one is familiar with the “Century Series” of American fighter aircraft ...