The X8FB made its maiden flight on November 27, 1944. As noted in Amazon’s official description for the 2006 book The Boeing XF8B-1 Fighter: Last of the Line (part of the Schiffer Military History ...
Sonic booms can be loud. Really loud. Commercial aviation was restricted from breaking the sound barrier after a handful of tests in the 1960s showed just how harmful going supersonic could be to ...