The Harrier combines the landing capabilities of a helicopter with the speed and power of a jet fighter, but it still is an occasional object of controversy.
The Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler and its newer counterpart, the EA-18G Growler, have the ability to fly alongside fighter planes and jam enemy radars.
Boeing's hulking B-52 has been the bomber of choice for the U.S. Air Force since the mid-1950s because of its outstanding range and payload capability.
The Chinook CH-47 has been the Army's favorite helicopter for heavy cargo hauling since the Vietnam War, and continual design improvements have kept it so.
A tour of the historic state by air shows towns with colonial-era churches and meeting houses built around village greens as well as a 17th-century university.
An aerial tour of the width of the state reveals mountains and rivers, Civil War battlefields, and the cities where country music and the blues were born.
An aerial tour of Nevada shows that it has more to offer than Las Vegas, revealing historic gold and silver mines and ghost towns as well as Hoover Dam.
An aerial tour from coast to coast captures the charm of America's most interesting small towns, from California to Florida with many visits in between.
In April 2010, a pilot for the Polish Air Force tries to land a Tupolev Tu-154M jetliner carrying Poland's president, Lech Kaczynski, on a fogged-in airstrip.
Using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people who were on the plane when something went wrong, officials can now determine what happened.
In 1991, a Lauda Air Boeing 767 passenger jet crashed into a Thailand jungle, and after the airline's owner pressed for answers, Boeing added safety features.
A loud thump prompts a pilot in Manchester, England to abort his takeoff, but as the Boeing 737 stops safely on the runway a fire spreads into the cabin.
Two pilots who bailed on their cargo jet over the Pacific Ocean believed they'd lost both engines, but as the wreckage washed ashore, a different story emerged.
On July 31, 1992, Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashed into a mountain on approach to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu killing all aboard.
A helicopter delivering workers to an offshore drilling rig near Scotland is struck by lightning and an engine fails, calling for an emergency landing.
After the Flydubai Flight 981 enters a rapid descent and crashes in Russia, investigators realize that it aborted its second landing attempt in poor weather.
The U.S. Airforce must investigate the most expensive accident to date when a two-billion-dollar B2 Stealth bomber crashes on takeoff in Guam February 23, 2008.
When a World War II-era fighter plane nosedives into the crowd at a Nevada air show, investigators call on the pilot's friend to help determine what went wrong.
United Express Flight 6291 crashes in Washington, D.C., killing three crewmembers and two passengers, and the cockpit voice recorder reveals the cause.
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