A high-speed duel turned bizarre when an F-4’s afterburner blast destabilized an enemy aircraft, creating a deadly wake that decided the fight - a stark reminder that raw thrust can be a weapon as ...

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is one of the most iconic fighter jets in post-World War II history. It was designed chiefly for performance, becoming the world's fastest aircraft of its day. It ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: U.S. Air Force/Larry E. Reid Jr. - Public Domain/Wiki Commons. From the piston-driven legends of World War II to the ...

LOS ANGELES — The federal government's Boeing E-4B Nightwatch — a military aircraft known, somewhat alarmingly, as the "Doomsday Plane" — touched down at Los Angeles International Airport this week, ...

Boeing warned plane owners in 2011 about a broken part that contributed to a UPS plane crash that killed 15 last year but at that point the planemaker didn’t believe it threatened safety, the National ...