The Chase XC-123A became America's first jet-powered transport aircraft in 1951, testing high-speed cargo transport concepts ...

In 1930, Whittle designed and sought a patent on his first jet engine. His idea languished and failed to gain traction during the turbulent times of the Great Depression and pre-World War II political ...

The refinement of the fighter jet seems to have happened at a blistering pace. The world's first operative fighter jet was Germany's Messerschmitt Me 262, which took to the skies during the latter ...

The Caproni Campini N.1 was Italy’s bold attempt to enter the jet age before true turbojets were ready, using a piston engine ...