On Nov. 25, 1970, an experimental aircraft called the Northrop M2-F3 made its first powered flight. The M2-F3 was a heavyweight lifting body. A lifting body is an airplane that produces most of the ...

The postwar decades crackled with technological ambition. As defense contractors sketched the future of aviation, the space race accelerated with new spacecraft designs. Amid this ferment, a quieter ...

Large square metal peice with four holes. The top hole has a bolt in it. The next hold has a metal rope that has been cut looped into it. The middle hole is empty and the last hole is very small.The ...