In the First World War, fighter aircraft typically had only two light machine guns. By the Second World War, the firepower ...

A lost B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building in 1945, creating a record breaking fire and the longest survived elevator fall in history. We detail the physics and ...

Summary: During World War II, both Germany and the United States explored the integration of 75-millimeter anti-tank guns onto aircraft for specialized roles: Germany for tank busting and the U.S. for ...