Seventy-seven years ago today (September 29, 1948), the Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass made its first flight. This prototype carrier-based jet fighter-bomber eventually evolved into the F7U Cutlass production ...

Rex Beisel designed the legendary F4U Corsair fighter, a World War II piston heavyweight that served through the Korea conflict and was “one of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ finest fighters,” ...

For most mere mortals, the act of landing a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier is beyond comprehension. Experienced pilots count it among the most difficult maneuvers to perform. Even if we look at ...