The Soviet Union lasted a mere sixty-nine years (the Spitfire has been flying longer), but in that time produced some of the largest, fastest, toughest and most agile aircraft ever created. Even now, ...

Built to patrol the vast coastlines of the Soviet Union during World War II, the Beriev Be-4 was a small but vital flying ...

TU 95 GettyImages 1139948302 USAF Interim Archives NATO air planners looking east during the Cold War faced a vast, ...

The A-4 Skyhawk was designed as a small and nimble dogfighter—the same design principles used for Soviet aircraft, making it useful as a stand-in. The aircraft people remember from the film Top Gun is ...

Building an aircraft industry -- The Moscow aircraft production organisation and beyond -- Soviet Cold War production -- Design bureaux and production plants -- Engine design and development -- Soviet ...