F-4C Phantom II
The F-4 was designed in 1953 as a company venture by McDonnell to meet the Navy’s future needs. It turned into one of the greatest post-World War II fighters. The twin engine, two seat, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber was initially designed as an attack bomber. Capable of carrying a greater bomb load […]
F-15 Eagle
The United States Air Force F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, high-performance, all-weather fighter designed to seize and hold air superiority by sweeping the skies of all opposing forces. Entering the United State Air Force inventory on November 14, 1974 the F-15 was the pinnacle of aviation technology for the last quarter of the 20th century. […]
F-105D Thunderchief
This single seat fighter-bomber built by Republic a specially designed swept-forward air intake ducts, advanced electronic equipment to provide all-weather, near automatic capabilities. The pilot could perform a round trip, low- or high-level bombing missions in any weather, day or night, over any terrain without ever seeing the ground utilizing a LORAN system. A completely […]
F-105B Thunderchief
As Republic Aviation’s F-84 “Thunderjet” series of aircraft was reaching the twilight of its operational career, the engineers at Republic were hard at work on a new aircraft design. This aircraft was to be a single engine fighter-bomber capable of delivering nuclear weapons from its bomb bay or five external weapons pylons. The YF-105A first […]
F-104 Starfighter
A product of the American experience in the Korean War, the F-104 Starfighter was designed to provide the U.S. Air Force with a high-speed, point-defense interceptor capable of taking on the era’s nimble Soviet bloc MiG fighters. Designed in 1952 by C.L. “Kelly” Johnson, the first XF-104 made its initial flight in 1954. The F-104’s […]
F-102A Delta Dagger
The F-102 Delta Dagger was the first operational Mach 1 capable supersonic, all-weather interceptor in the United States Air Force. Manufactured by the Convair division of General Dynamics in San Diego, California its signature wasp-waisted delta-wing design found its inspiration in technology developed by German scientists during the Second World War. Entering duty in April […]
F-101B Voodoo
The F-101 “Voodoo” was initially intended as an all-weather, supersonic fighter escort for Strategic Air Command B-29, B-50 and B-36 heavy bombers penetrating deep into Soviet air space. As requirements changed the aircraft was modified to become an interceptor then, with the advent of twin cockpits and the MG-13 Fire Control System, the B model, […]
F-100C Super Sabre
The F-100 was the first of the “Century Series” fighters developed from the North American’s F-86 “Sabre.” This single-seat, single engine fighter-bomber was the first production aircraft to fly faster than the speed of sound in level flight, setting the world record in 1955 of 822.1 mph. Over two million engineering hours were spent incorporating […]
Fokker D.VI (7/8 Replica)
Designed in late 1917 for the Imperial German Aviation Service by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke, the Fokker D. VI was a single-seat, rotary engine, bi-wing fighter intended for front line combat use in the Great War. Although less noted than its predecessor the DR. 1 tri-plane and its successor the D. VII the new aircraft entered operational service […]
1903 Wright Flyer I (Replica)
A sea change in aviation technology, the 1903 Wright Flyer was the first successful powered, heavier than air aircraft. As the first, the Wright Flyer represents the transformation of aviation from a dream to reality. Four years of intensive research and development, including the use of wind tunnel testing and practical flight tests, occurred before […]