RIAT 2017 gave us one of the most unforgettable sights in military aviation - the Tornado jet screaming past with its ...

The U.S. Air Force currently operates three bomber aircraft. After the eventual arrival of the B-21 Raider, two of these—the ...

When the wings are swept, they look thinner to the passing air and the shock formation is delayed and occurs at a higher airspeed. It's the difference between slicing salami straight across or ...

The Douglas DC-3, which first flew in 1935, had a wing with a slightly swept leading edge (and a straight trailing edge). The idea was always more theoretical than practical. Real airplanes would ...

The swept-wing T-1A is a military version of the Beech 400A. It has cockpit seating for an instructor and two students and is powered by twin turbofan engines capable of an operating speed of 538 mph.

Two high-bypass turbofans, mounted under 34-degree swept wings, power the KC-46A to takeoff at gross weights up to 415,000 pounds. Nearly all internal fuel can be pumped through the boom ...

This aircraft has a significant swept wing compared to most U.S. aircraft, so in the sky it rolls over on its side, you see the dramatic swept wing. It will be very graceful in the sky.” With the air ...