During WWII, the United States would develop its first jet powered aircraft, with the goal that it would offer unmatched speed and usher a new era in aviation. This was the Bell P-59 Airacomet, and ...
De Havilland Aircraft Museum, England (CNN) — Today, jet-powered plane travel is easy to take for granted. We’re used to that surge of speed along the runway that pins us to our seats, those moments ...