America’s British Bomber

America’s British Bomber

Share this story In the early 1950s the United States, home of Boeing and Douglas and the world’s mightiest aircraft industry, went shopping abroad for a bomber. It bought a British one. The Martin B-57 Canberra — an American-built version of the English...
Why a Jet Engine Coughs

Why a Jet Engine Coughs

Share this story It usually announces itself with a bang — a sharp, cannon-like crack from the engine, sometimes a tongue of flame out the intake or exhaust, and a stomach-dropping sag in thrust. To a passenger it sounds like the engine has exploded. Usually, it...