Key Points and Summary - Russia’s proposed MiG-41 (PAK DP) promises Mach-4+ speed, lasers, and near-space flight—but remains artwork, not airframe. Five hurdles loom: first, technologies like airborne ...

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, the Cold War's defining fighter aircraft and the workhorse for air forces on four continents, sits today at a complicated juncture, its legendary status now inextricably ...

A few designs stand the test of time. The B-52 Stratofortress first flew in 1952, yet remains in service today. New C-130 cargo aircraft continue to roll off the production line, based on a design ...

With the Cold War in full swing by 1955, three major world powers were pumping out revolutionary aircraft designs at supersonic speeds. The Soviet Union would introduce the MIG-19 twinjet fighter ...