Someone mentioning a 'Flying Dorito,' is likely talking about the A-12 jet. But how did the aircraft earn the name and what ...

The F-101 also flew for Canada, Taiwan, and… Colorado State University. Seriously.

The finished Phantom served as proof of concept that a jet could indeed operate from an aircraft carrier. Yet the Phantom itself underperformed. The McDonnell FH Phantom was the first purely jet ...

See the evolution of Boeing's design of the F-47, a sixth-generation stealth fighter jet, compared with competing NGAD concepts from Lockheed and others.

The NGAD is set to succeed the F-22 Raptor, which entered service two decades ago, as the US Air Force's top air dominance fighter.

By John Ismay Reporting from Washington Since the late 1950s, most of America’s warplanes have been given names that indicate a threat, like the F-4 Phantom and the A-6 Intruder, or animals like ...