The production Starfighter delivered astonishing speed, climb, and sleek futuristic performance, but it also arrived with ...

The F-104 was born from a brutally simple idea after Korea: strip away everything that slowed a fighter down and build a machine that could climb, accelerate, and strike before the enemy could react.

Six of the US Air Force’s most iconic aircraft were featured in the 1983 film The Right Stuff—each of which played a role in advancing America’s exploration of space. What You Need to Know: The ...