Despite claims of Mach 2.54, pilots report that the fastest speeds achieved in practice are Mach 2.25–2.3 in brand-new ...
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“104 to zero.” That is the F‑15 Eagle’s air-to-air combat tally a score no fighter ever has or will match. With stealth planes and hypersonic test aircraft, this fourth-generation aircraft, first ...
With the debut of "The Other First Man," we launched our Flight Test Files series-an exploration of the groundbreaking flight research conducted by NACA and later NASA. These stories shine a light on ...
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How Fast Can The F-4 Phantom Fly?

A look at what made the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II so special.
In military aviation, raw speed is no longer a benchmark for domination over the ...
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