North American designers reformed the nose of the Sabre, world's fastest service aircraft, to create an all-weather fighter version designated F-86D, whi…

The air indoctrination course at Eglin Field, Fla., recently ushered in a heavily-armed version of the Republic F-84E, performing as a fighter-bomber. In addit…

New flight photo of the Convair XF-92A, first U. S. delta wing plane to take the air, shows the vertical fin area below the wing and the stall vanes near eac…

Piasecki Helicopter Corp. last week took the wraps off its new all-metal fuselage HRP-2 Navy helicopter, development of the well known fabric-covered HRP-1 R…

By Henry W. Bagley RIO DE JANEIRO-Brazilians are running South America's biggest airline. Panair do Brasil. It was started, and for years operated by out…

Unusual photo shows most of USAF's top fighter and bomber types gathered for a "family portrait" at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. From front to r…

Douglas Aircraft Co. Inc.'s new DC-6A Liftmaster, freighter version of the DC-6 passenger plane, carries along its own powered, loading elevator capable …

First flight view of the Lockheed XF-90, experimental supersonic penetration fighter, now undergoing flight testing at Muroc AFB with Lockheed test pilot Ton…

With its first orders on the books, Douglas Aircraft Co. plans to keep its Super DC-3 selling program in high gear for the remainder of 1949. A sister ship o…

Inauguration of helicopter airmail operations in the Chicago area this month permits 10-minute service between the airport and the downtown Post Office roof.…

A production Vought F6U-1 Pirate is seen here in final assembly on the company's newly established production line at Grand Prairie, near Dallas. Of the …

Powered with four Pratt & Whitney 4360 engines, the C-124A is designed to carry maximum cargo load of 25 tons for 930 miles at 220 knots block speed. Mai…

First photos of initial production model Northrop C-125 Raider three-engined transport for USAF show craft taking off at Hawthorne, Calif., on beginning of acc…

The certificated airlines' newly-effective 10 percent fare discount for authorized travel by military personnel is expected to make this kind of scene lo…

Capt. Vincent Mazza, USAF Materiel Command, shoots out of the rear seat of a Lockheed TF-80C at 555 mph. in a demonstration of a new ejection seat blown clea…

First flight photo of the Northrop X-4, subsonic research airplane, reveals flat underside and stubby fore-and-aft appearance. Although flying since June 7, …

New view of the giant Convair flying boat XP5Y-1 on the ramp at San Diego awaiting the four Allison T-40 turboprops with which it will be powered. The 5500 h…

First flight photo of the Fairchild C-119B shows the greatly modified cockpit that is the main external characteristic of this new model troop carrier and ca…

Bulging with radomes and bristling with antenna spines, the Lockheed Constellation has joined the Navy's rapidly growing stable of radar picket planes. T…

Inspection line of North American Sabre (F-86A) jet fighters undergoing final check before delivery to the Air Force. First Fighter Group at March AFB, Calif…