La manta raya que batió el récord de velocidad

La manta raya que batió el récord de velocidad

Aviación militar

Look at it from above and the name explains itself. The Douglas F4D was a broad, tailless delta with gently rounded wingtips — the silhouette of a manta ray gliding through water. The Navy called it the Skyray. The pilots, with magnificent deadpan, called it the...
The Three-Engine Jet That America Forgot

The Three-Engine Jet That America Forgot

Aviación militar

Count the engines. Most jets have two, or four. The Martin XB-51 had three — two slung under the nose in pods, and a third buried in the tail, breathing through an intake at the base of the fin. It is one of the strangest combat aircraft the United States ever...