Aviation is inseparably linked to the chase of speed. Since the first days of the powered flight, engineers and pilots have ...

The desire to fly faster than ever has been the one overwhelming idea that has propelled human flight. Since the Wright Flyer first took flight many years ago at a walking pace at most, the history of ...

The history of military aviation is, in a few ways, a story of pushing speed to its limits. As air defenses became more advanced and global tensions escalated, especially during the Cold War, nations ...