Discover the unique tale of the Mad Dog, a jet that may have been antiquated by many standards for its first day on the ...

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 ...

For generations, the James S. McDonnell Foundation has been a leader in global research support and philanthropy. Its impact has reached all corners of the world since its creation in 1950 by James ...

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 ...

Summary and Key Points: The XF-85 Goblin, designed by McDonnell Aircraft, was an innovative “parasite” fighter intended for deployment from “flying aircraft carriers.” -The concept was developed ...

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 ...

This pulsejet, which was similar to the more famous German V-1 of World War II, powered a U.S. Navy Katydid target drone, also built by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation between 1946-1947. The drone ...

Jack Hereford, 85, photographed a solar eclipse over the Canary Islands in 1959 from a jet equipped with cameras while he was working for McDonnell Aircraft. On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, Hereford was ...

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.