T-tail designs were common in early jet aircraft, but the C-17 Globemaster's T-tail design adds to its stability. Its ...

In terms of performance, the MD-11 outweighs its rival in thrust, Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW), and range. Seemingly, the only match for the L-1011 is a cruise speed of Mach 0.85, which directly ...

A handful of iconic tri-jets, more than 50 years old, still soar across American skies, performing some of the most demanding ...

When James Smith McDonnell decided in 1939 at the age of 40 to start his own planemaking company, scoffers told him he was foolish because the aircraft industry was “overcrowded.” He quit as chief ...

On the cover of the Mar. 2 1959 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology is prototype McDonnell 119 in flight test phase. We wrote that turbojet engine pods on McDonnell 119 utitlity jet transport ...

The space history hangar at the National Air and Space Museum annex in Northern Virginia will be named after aviation pioneer James S. McDonnell, Smithsonian Institution officials said. The James S.

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Air Force wasn’t as convinced that a flying aircraft carrier of this sort could work. Even if McDonnell could work all the issues out of deploying and recovering ...