The internet at large has been ablaze recently with stories about a radio-controlled scale model of a World War II German King Tiger tank whose job was to drill holes in over-pressurized Space Shuttle ...

Most of us only think of Boeing and Airbus when it comes to passenger jet manfacturers. However, several other companies tried their hand at building a jet airliner that would change how we traveled.

The Convair 990 Coronado was the fastest subsonic jet airliner ever built—designed to outpace its rivals and revolutionize air travel. But despite its speed, the 990 faced major operational, economic, ...