Aircraft don't tend to look glamorous. They're built to be aerodynamic, to fulfill specific missions. This doesn't leave a lot of room to be creative with shapes and such.

The Hiller X-18 was a cargo aircraft that had VTOL capability as far back as the 1950s. Read the story about this strange aircraft that led the VTOL charge.

North American Aircraft, which had successfully contracted with the U.S. Air Force for the F-86 and F-100 aircraft, set about, in 1953, developing the F-100 into a new tactical fighter-bomber with ...

The US Navy found last month that the water on an aircraft carrier had an "odor and cloudy appearance." The service said early last week it didn't know why the water looked and smelled strange. An ...

It looks bizarre - but this strange-looking aircraft played a critical role in landing humans on the Moon, building the International Space Station, and still supports missions today. Meet the ...

The weird-looking, fuel-efficient planes you could be flying in one day Engineers are exploring radical new designs for commercial planes that would use less energy and lower emissions.

Let's have a look. Sometimes you see a vintage plane that makes you scratch your head. Case in point is the US Air Force's X-29 of the 1980s that looks like a fighter with the wings stuck on ...

Drones NJ couple describes seeing mysterious aircraft amid bizarre phenomenon: 'We need to know' 'There's definitely other things other than airplanes out there,' resident says ...

With dimensions of 64 feet, four inches (16.61 m) long, and a 64-foot, one-inch wingspan, the Loadmaster was as stout-looking an airframe as was ever designed in the late 80s.

The weird-looking, fuel-efficient planes you could be flying in one day. By US Desk. 09 December, ... Aircraft designers have coalesced around three main designs, ...