Early long-range jet airliners transformed global travel. Explore how the 707, DC-8, VC10, and Il-62 reshaped ...

In the 1950s, the Soviet Union watched in shock as Britain unveiled the de Havilland Comet, the world’s first commercial jet airliner. It was sleek, fast, and twice as capable as piston aircraft, a ...

If you ever have the flag raised at full mast, take a picture of it. This sarcastic advice, traded among F-86 Sabre students at Nellis Air Force Base, was a reflection of the hazardous necessity of ...

Pan Am hasn’t existed as an airline since 1991, but its blue globe logo endures as a familiar icon of the Jet Age. Pan Am: History, Design & Identity by Matthias C. Hühne, recently released by ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Bell XP-59A Airacomet was the first American jet aircraft. The XP-59A was intended to be a jet fighter, but it was still slower than the best ...