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The Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche is perhaps the most ambitious—and instructive—morsel in the annals of American military flight. Designed as the Army’s ultimate stealth scout and

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The A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately known as the Warthog, has been more than just another aircraft in the Air Force fleet. Since the 1970s, it

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During World War II, America was racing to produce fighters capable of beating enemy planes. The Fisher P-75 Eagle was meant to be the new

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When it comes to fighter aircraft, the line between genius and disaster is a thin one. For every plane that continues to live on in

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Speed during the Cold War was not ego alone—it was often a question of life and death. America and the USSR were running into a

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At the beginning of the Cold War, mankind was in a frantic hurry to unlock nuclear power, and America and Russia were engaged in a

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Northrop F-20 Tigershark is one of those intriguing “what if” tales of flight. On paper, it had it all: fast, able, and inexpensive—a jet designed

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Few naval engagements in the history books are such a perfect symbol of the combination of technology, tactics, and raw firepower as the night battle

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Few aircraft have left an indelible mark on the books of history aviation as the F-14 Tomcat. It came into being at the time of

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As the world security environment continues to change, the U.S. Air Force is reconsidering how to dominate the air. Standing in the middle of that

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Few planes have made their mark as indelibly as the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress. Since coming into service in 1955, this slow-moving behemoth—whimsically referred

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The interest in powerful handguns has been around as long as there have been revolvers. For a few, it’s the ultimate self-defense tool against the

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