The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was one of the first heavy bombers employed by the Allies during World War 2. It fought ...

The Yak 141 was a whirlwind of ambition and danger - a supersonic VTOL fighter built for the Soviet Navy that nearly rewrote the rules of aerial combat - capable of vertical takeoff and thunderous ...

The Yak-3 was one of the best combat aircraft during WWII, not only in the Soviet Union but worldwide as well. The designers made it as light as possible, at the same time significantly increasing its ...

Summary and Key Points: The Yak-41 (Yak-141) was a Soviet attempt at creating a supersonic VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft, developed in the 1980s but ultimately shelved after the... The ...

Abraham Ait has suggested that the U.S. Navy should begin to think about China’s new amphibs along the same terms that it thinks about its own amphibious ships; as potential light aircraft carriers.