The Convair B-58 Hustler was designed to deliver nuclear weapons at Mach 2, but this transcript explains why it became ...

The skies were cloudy. The rain was coming down. Bystanders and Pasadena were prepared to hear the thunder, but not from the weather, rather the B-2 bomber flying over to signify the start of the ...

From a fighter jet smaller and lighter than a SUV to a flying machine three times longer than a Boeing 747, aircraft come in vast sizes and weights. We take a look at the freakish outliers of aviation ...

The Boeing B-52 is on track to become the first jet-powered aircraft to reach 100 years of continuous service, a milestone it will hit in the 2050s, thanks in part to its strategic reinvention and ...

A Retired U.S. Air Force navigator and bombardier talks about the Convair B-58A Hustler at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, OH. The B-58 was the first supersonic bomber of the USAF ...

Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, the future home of the B-21 nuclear-capable bomber, has upgraded its runway as part of preparations for the stealth aircraft's arrival. The base, originally ...

A damaged Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bomber has returned to frontline duty with the US Air Force (USAF) more than four years after an accident sidelined it from service. The Air Force Life Cycle ...

The United States nuclear-capable bomber fleet saw its capabilities bolstered when a B-2 stealth aircraft—the same type used to strike Iran in June—that was significantly damaged in an incident four ...

In the near future, the US Air Force’s B-52 bombers will be equipped with Rolls-Royce F130 turbofan engines, dramatically expanding their range. The B-52 Stratofortress first flew in the 1950s, yet it ...

Most of the older performance aircraft still in use by the military - including the F-15, F-16, U-2 spy plane, B-52 and B-1 bomber, are off-limits to the general public. A ride in one usually is ...

Of the 3,900 B-29 bombers built between 1943 and 1946, only two are still flying, and both are kept in the air by not-for-profit organizations. FiFi, owned and operated by The Commemorative Air Force ...