F-104 Starfighter airplane modelLockheed F 104 Starfighter airplane model. Designed as a supersonic superiority fighter, the F 104 was produced in two major versions. Armed with a six barrel M 61 20mm Vulcan cannon it served as a tactical fighter and, equipped additionally with heat seeking Sidewinder missiles, as a day night interceptor. Development of the F 104 began in 1952 and the first XF 104 made its initial flight in 1954. On May 18, 1958, an F 104A set a world speed record

366 were produced for the Army

YAK-9 Soviet fighter plane model

Feel the nostalgia from its Delta Airlines liveried exterior

The aircraft achieved a speed of Mach 1

the F-16's maneuverability and combat radius (distance it can fly to enter air combat

such as combat support

the B-36 never saw combat but left an indelible mark on history

It began appearing in service in 1949 and by 1952 it had been provided to a number of Communist satellite nations

The SR-71 was designed by a team of Lockheed personnel led by Clarence "Kelly" Johnson

manufactured by Raytheon Aircraft Company (RAC) (formerly Beech Aircraft Corporation)

The X-33 is a half-scale prototype of a reusable launch vehicle (RLV) Lockheed Martin calls the "Venture Star

During WW II