From the verge of cancellation to assume its position near the pinnacle of U.S. air dominance strategy, the F-47, built by Boeing, has created for itself a visual symbol as intriguing as the ...

Area 51 just got a little more mysterious. The US Air Force’s top-secret Boeing 737-200 aircraft, also known as the RAT55 jet, was spotted soaring over Nevada’s Groom Lake facility, confirming ...

Prologue: What is Area 51? -- How nowhere became somewhere -- The skunk works goes to Paradise -- Angels in the blue book -- Angels in red skies -- Angels at the turning point -- Imaging the ...

As early as 1943 it became apparent that supersonic flight might be an achievable goal--but not for the propeller-driven aircraft of the day. Spurred on by secret intelligence of a German supersonic ...