Boeing 367-80Boeing 367 airplane model. Seventy two year old William Boeing came back to visit his former company for the May 14, 1954, rollout of the Model 367 80 at the Renton, Washington, plant. His wife, Bertha, christened the yellow and brown airplane with real champagne, and the Renton High School band played the Air Force theme. It was the prototype for the 707 passenger jet and the KC 135 jet tanker and would be the first member of the 700 family of

the flight crew can easily manage the entire flight

Over-the-Horizon Targeting

was delivered early in 1940 and assigned to the battleship "USS Colorado

TWA Lockheed L-1011 airplane model

data gained from the X-3 program was of great benefit in the development of the F-104

survivable and highly lethal weapon system that meets the military services' performance requirements while achieving strict affordability targets

Convair was able to win the competition for the "1954 Interceptor" program and to build the successful delta wing F-102

CSS Hunley Civil War Submarine model

The Messerschmitt proved to be easy to bounce onto a wing-tip on landing due to the narrow landing gear

F-4E Phantom Thunderbirds airplane model

As a result of this experience of combat against higher-performance machines the Hellcat's specification required the most powerful engine available

the P-47 quickly gained a reputation for ruggedness