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Fastest Propeller Plane? A Closer Look At The Piper M700 Fury
Max Cruise 301 knots / 346 mph / 557 km/h Range 1,149 nmi (advertised) / 1,852 nmi (at max cruise according to Flying Mag) The title of fastest propeller-driven (but not exclusively) aircraft ever ...
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When the A-1 Skyraider Shot Down Two MiG-17 Jets Over Vietnam
The MiG pilots had completely misjudged the Skyraiders, possibly assuming their speed advantage would ensure early ...
Skyraider Returns: Why The US Has Resurrected The Vietnam-Era Combat Plane Name
Michael Conley, head of the Air Force Special Operations Command, announced in March 2025 that the newly developed OA-1K ...
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A-1 Skyraider: The Air Force’s Last Propellor Plane
As early as the 1940s, U.S. aircraft were experimenting with jet engines, threatening to make the propeller-driven aircraft a relic of the past. By the 1950s, the jet engine was essentially the ...
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The McDonnell FH Phantom Was America’s First Naval Jet
The finished Phantom served as proof of concept that a jet could indeed operate from an aircraft carrier. Yet the Phantom ...
A Guide To How NASA Revived The General Aviation Industry In The 1990s
NASA’s AGATE program played a crucial role in reviving the struggling general aviation industry in the 1990s. By introducing advanced avionics, lightweight composite materials, and streamlined ...
What Was The 1st Commercial Airplane To Break The 1,000-Sales Mark?
The Douglas DC-3 is considered one of the most successful passenger aircraft of all time. Douglas Aircraft Company built the ...
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World War II Aircraft
The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...