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The X-36 had a design that was truly one of a kind and made aviation history in a number of unique ways. 

The VZ-9AV Avrocar was the result of a Canadian effort to develop a supersonic, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter-bomber in the early 1950s

As envisioned, the six-engined XB-70 Valkyrie was capable of cruising for thousands of miles at Mach 3+ while flying at 70,000 feet (21,000 m) – which was meant to make it practically immune to interceptor aircraft.

Most of the time, an aeronautical engine is only somewhat interesting without the context of the aircraft it's mounted inside. There are a few excep...

In January the National Museum of the US Air Force Gallery Features highlights the Research and Development Gallery.

On Oct. 6, 2020, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, had to briefly move the only remaining North American XB-70 Valkyrie.