Howard Hughes' Hercules - The "Spruce Goose" - It flew only once on Nov. The Hercules is the largest flying boat ever built and has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in history. They really weren't sure it would lift off - but it did.
The US Navy& Vought Regulus II missile was such a sound design that the USAF wanted a fighter derived from it. At least that& the idea behind the Vought Cutlass II, which is b.
April 1985 Concorde flies supersonic G-BOAG This is a dramatic picture of Concorde flying at supersonic speed. This is the only picture ever taken of Concorde flying at mph.
The General Dynamics is a derivative of the Fighting Falcon, with a cranked-arrow delta wing. It was originally conceived as a technology demonstrator.
NASA Photo - front view banked in flight. The flew in a flight test program exploring high angle of attack flight and maneuverability. Its design explored the use of thrust vectoring to replace aircraft tail surfaces.
