Key point: While excessively fast, it wasn’t suited for the 1950s security environment. Before the advent of ICBMs in the 1950s, the horsemen of the nuclear apocalypse would have trampled Washington ...
Key point: A supersonic, mission-focused machine. Fearing an onslaught of Soviet bombers during the 1950s, the U.S. Air Force was intent on developing supersonic interceptors to stop them. Had they ...
Regarding the Republic XF-103 program (AW&ST Nov. 9, p. 10; Oct. 26/Nov. 2, p. 8). As a lieutenant, I was one of several pilots from the 506th Fighter Wing at Dow AFB, Maine, who would pick up new ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback