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Back in 2018, the YouTube page for the niche aviation forum hushkit.net posted a video in which they labeled one particular post-WWII cargo plane as numb...
This weird, hump-backed French jet went from cutting-edge in 1950 to obsolete in 1952.
And no, it isn't just because it was made of wood.
Russia’s Unsophisticated Su-15 Was Deadly For a Time With around 1,300 examples in service at the type’s peak, the twin-engine Su-15 in the late 1970s was the most numerous interceptor in Soviet service. Here's What You Need to Remember: Given the distances involved, the U.S. Air Force might have struggled to sustain an escort force all the way to the Soviet interior, but Shatrov worried nonetheless. “While F-4s and Su-15s had the same maneuvering characteristics and armament, the F-15 would have proved a far more challenging battle opponent,” he said. Candid comments by a former Sov...
Experts have nominated a few standout failures. Here's What You Need to Remember: The wooden He-162 was designed to be flown by teenage pilots with only rudimentary training, but the He-162, though an excellent design, needed careful handling. Things weren’t helped by the location of the engine – right above the cockpit – meaning escaping pilots ran the risk of being sucked into the engine. The F-35 stealth fighter suffers a litany of design and production flaws. It’s heavy and expensive. It lacks maneuverability. Its internal weapons bay is too small. At high speeds, it can tear its...