N variant, Beijing has equipped the bomber with air-to-air refueling capabilities and the ability to carry large, ...

The Ju 287 was a daring German experiment to build a jet bomber with forward-swept wings — an unusual feature that made it ...

Swept back wings are a common design among all aircraft these days, but for fighter jets in particular, wings trending to the rear offer better maneuverability.

Convair proposed a supersonic bomber, the XB-53, with forward-swept wings – but the plane was never built. Forward-swept versions of the Bell X-1, the Douglas D-558, and the North American P-51 ...

NASA and the USAF jointly flew the experimental forward-swept wing aircraft, which made its first flight in 1984. The use of carbon fiber composites made the construction of the X-29 possible.

How long does it take to build a new bomber and train airmen to use it? Twice as long as it takes to send a boy through college. By the time the U.S. Air Force officially takes delivery of ...

Sabre designers capitalized on captured German aerodynamic data, which showed that swept wings delayed air compressibility effects encountered at high subsonic airspeeds. Swept-wing aircraft could ...