Increasing Speeds Defined Aviation History
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The progress of aircraft speed has never been linear. Between 1946 and the early 1960s, aircraft speeds increased by a factor of four, and even faster ramjet-powered vehicles were on the drawing board. Then speeds hit a plateau: The fastest known manned air-breather and the most efficient supersonic...
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