Cold War Aircraft Index - Military Factory
Index showcasing Cold War combat aircraft by respective military aviation category.
Cold War Aviation - National Air and Space Museum
Cold War Aviation. The role of aerial reconnaissance in the post-World War II competition between superpowers. After World War II ended, the United States and the Soviet Union began competing for primacy in a global struggle pitting democracy against communism.
Cold War Fighter Jets - Military Factory
The fighter jet was the principle conventional deterrent of both sides of the Cold War. There are a total of [ 266 ] Cold War Fighter Jets entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z).
Why the SR-71 Blackbird is the Epitome of Cold War Spycraft
SR-71: The Complete Illustrated History of the Blackbird, The World's Highest, Fastest Plane. At the height of the Cold War in 1964, President Johnson announced a new aircraft dedicated to...
Cold War Aircraft - Military Factory
Listing of all combat warplanes used throughout the Cold War period of 1947 to 1991.
Cold War Gallery - National Museum of the USAF
The Eugene W. Kettering Cold War Gallery features aircraft that span the years of the Cold War and reveal how technological achievements of the era led to the advanced systems being applied in modern combat. The gallery's aircraft collection presents a broad range of platforms, such as fighters, long-range bombers, attack aircraft ...
The Cold War plane that’s still the world’s fastest airplane | CNN
2020年7月20日 · During the Cold War, this plane could fly higher and faster than any other – and 55 years after its first flight, it still does. The Lockheed SR-71, designed in secrecy in the late 1950s, was...
SR-71 Blackbird: The Cold War's ultimate spy plane - BBC
After a Soviet surface-to-air missile battery showdown with a USAF U-2 spy plane near the closed city of Sverdlovsk in 1960, the US government realised they needed a reconnaissance plane that...
Speed and the Cold War | National Air and Space Museum
2022年7月7日 · America’s resolve during the Cold War spurred innovations in military aircraft and preparedness. A new generation of high-speed reconnaissance and fighter aircraft took shape to fly higher, faster, and farther. America developed faster aerodynamic designs and a new form of propulsion which enabled supersonic flight: the jet engine.
10 Most Important RAF aircraft of the Cold War - Hush-Kit
2021年9月30日 · Throughout the Cold War, in the period 1947-1991, the RAF would operate some of the most awe-inspiring military aircraft ever built. Assembling a Top 10 of Britain’s remarkable Cold War aircraft seemed like an easy task, celebrating some well-known, beloved and extremely exciting aeroplanes .