10 U.S. Fighter Jets That Never Took To The Skies
Not every experimental jet fighter made by the U.S. military would go on to reach production, for any number of reasons.
See the US Air Force's 'Franken-bird' F-35 made from wrecked stealth fighters take its first flight
Restoring the salvaged 'Franken-bird' F-35A Lightning fighter jet cost an estimated $6 million, a fraction of the $80 million ...
The Gloster Meteor: The RAF's 1st Fighter Jet
The aircraft would be modified after the conflict as the Gloster Meteor F.4, which would become the first jet aircraft to be ...
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Lockheed’s L-133 Starjet was Almost the World’s First Fighter Jet
The Lockheed L-133 Starjet was a prime example of a paradoxical “successful failure.” As I asserted in a recent article for The National Interest, of all the great geniuses in the history of military ...
The Aviationist8d
Iran’s Infamous F-313 ‘Stealth Jet’ Makes a Comeback As a Naval Drone
The questionable F-313 Qaher, presented in 2013 as "Iran's first stealth jet", reappears in drone form. On Feb. 1, 2013, Iran ...