The Sea Vampire made history as the first jet-powered aircraft to land on a carrier in 1945. The UK and US navies developed fighter jets to operate aboard aircraft carriers after World War II. The de ...

The postwar era saw technological advances that made warplanes exponentially more powerful than before. Jet engines, radar, and guided missiles made individual planes faster, more capable, and more ...

With a splash of purple-worded publicity (“breakfast in London . . . predinner swim at Waikiki”), U.S. commercial aviation last week made its long-awaited move to jet-propelled aircraft. Pan American ...

"Vanessa R. Schwartz engagingly presents the jet plane's power to define a new age at a critical moment in the mid-20th century, arguing that the craft's speed and smooth ride allowed people to ...

With the thought that climbing an old-fashioned ramp to board a jet plane is like using a ladder to mount a race horse, American Airlines last week introduced the first true jet-age boarding system.