Navy snatched the world speed record from the Army Air Forces last week with a pair of surprising 640 mph. and 650 mph. performances by the Douglas built, je…

Boeing Aircraft Co.'s first Stratocruiser shown at takeoff on its maiden flight (AVIATION WEEK, July 14 | 1947) . With gross takeoff weight of 100,000 lb…

First photo of the exterior of "The Independence", Douglas DC-6 which will be used by chief executive, shows special marking comprising American ea…

This profile of new Martin X8-48 points up craft's high degree of streamlining. Particularly interesting is unique landing gear arrangement, with two tan…

LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA  From the Theme Building's 80-ft. high observat on deck, visitors see a 360° panorama of this,…

Conceived by Dr. R. C. Dehmel and developed after years of research and engineering by Curtiss-Wright, the electronic trainer offers the most complete training…

LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT  The United Airlines Terminal for ticketing and checking, and the magnificent satellite for food, beverage, merchandise, loun…

Controllable propellers larger than any previously produced were required to harness the mighty horsepower of the six engines powering Consolidated-Vultee…

Airline Smile Girls: Finalists in the "Smile Girl" contest conducted by the International Optimists among airline hostesses are shown above. Colo…

Latest Grumman Amphibian: Newest in a long line of widely known amphibian planes named for water fowl, which included the Duck, the Gray Goose, and the Widge…

Shape of the Future: Model of a new swept-back airfoil design being tested by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. The test section is slung below …

First Flying Twin-Engine Helicopter: Built for U. S. Navy by McDonnell Aircraft Corp., XHJD-1, world's first twin-engine helicopter to fly takes to air i…

Largest Land Transport: Lockheed's XR60 Constitution built for the Navy, was shown to the public for the first time last week at Burbank, California. Spa…

First Jet Take-off From Carrier: The McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom, the Navy's first all-jet plane, shown taking of from the flight deck of the carrier Frankli…

Many of the newest Army, Navy, and commercial planes demonstrated what they could do recently before an audience of thousands of people, when G.E. dedicated …

GCB-35 Take-Off: Successful test flight of the XB-35, shown here leaving the ground, marked culmination of pears of development by Northrop Aircraft, Inc., a…

Three passengers transfer from a bus to a Sikorsky S-51 helicopter during an experiment recently conducted in Detroit by Greyhound Lines to determine practic…

First photo of a Consolidated Vultee's XB-36, six-engine pusher bomber, now being readied at the Fort Worth plant. Powered by Pratt & Whitney Wasp Ma…

Navy's 'Flying Pancake': Shown is the full-scale, low-powered flying model of the XF5U-1, Chance Vought Aircraft's radical design which hover…

An Aerojet artist's conception of a supersonic rocket transport with a gross weight of 20,000 pounds, capable of making the 400-mile flight between Los An…