The top speed of the fastest operational fighter was less than 360 mph when the war started. By 1945, this had increased by an astonishing 300mph. Knowing that ‘speed was life’, some designers packed ...
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How the Heinkel He 100 became one of WWII’s fastest fighters
This short documentary looks at the Heinkel He 100, one of the fastest fighter aircraft of World War II. It explains how innovative cooling and aerodynamics pushed its performance beyond most ...
The Opel RAK.1, the first purpose-designed rocket plane, flew on 30 September 1929. It reached a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph). The first operational military rocket-powered aircraft was the ...
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