The top speed of the fastest operational fighter was less than 360 mph when the war started. By 1945, this had increased by an astonishing 300mph. Knowing that ‘speed was life’, some designers packed ...

Aviation saw massive developments during the Second World War. The world went from refined planes that wouldn’t be out of place in the First World War to jets in the span of a few short years. Today, ...

High speed can make stealth fighter jets like the F-117 more visible to radar due to the plane's unstable aerodynamics and ...