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Profile of British World War I ace Philip Fletcher Fullard, who scored 40 victories flying…
Why the Navy’s Mach 2 V/STOL XFV-12 fighter failed vertical lift tests and was canceled…
How NASA’s HL-10 lifting body proved wingless reentry and runway landings were possible, shaping future…
Profile of Wilfred Beaver, a British-born ace with 19 World War I victories who later…
Why the Soviet Il-102 attack jet lost to the Su-25 despite strong test flights, heavy…
How NASA used a modified Schweizer SGS 1-36 sailplane in the 1980s to study deep-stall…
Profile of French ace Charles Nungesser, a 43-victory World War I pilot whose daring career…
Why Lockheed’s CL-760 lost the LARA competition to North American’s NA-300, despite being faster and…
How NASA used the XB-70 Valkyrie bomber to advance supersonic transport research, study sonic booms…
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