During WWII, the United States would develop its first jet powered aircraft, with the goal that it would offer unmatched speed and usher a new era in aviation. This was the Bell P-59 Airacomet, and ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The XP-59A is the first American jet aircraft. It did not see combat but it did give the U. S. Army Air Forces (AAF) ...
This is one of three XP-59A prototypes. The first prototype XP-59A flew in the fall of 1942 at Muroc Dry Lake (now Edwards Air Force Base), Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo) ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The XP-59A is the first American jet aircraft. It did not see combat but it did give the U. S. Army Air Forces (AAF) ...