Dangerous to Allied bombers as well as the ground crews that maintained it and the pilots that flew it, the tiny Me 163 had an amazing climb rate and top speed thanks to its unique rocket engine ...

While Hitler's fanciful ideas about how wars should be fought cost him the war and resulted in millions of unnecessary lives lost, millions of marks were spent on pushing the envelope of aeronautical ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Willy Messerschmitt's famous Bf 109 series of single-seat fighter airplanes was produced in larger quantities than any ...

Born in the years following World War II as an alternative to motorcycles, microcars remained popular until the 1960s thanks to their low fuel consumption and affordable price and maintenance. The BMW ...

First conceived by Messerschmitt as a carrier-borne fighter, the Me 155 morphed into a high-speed attack plane and later a high-altitude interceptor known as the Blohm & Voss BV 155. An agreement on ...

Ever heard of Alexander Lippisch? He was an inventor and aeronautical engineer and might be one of the most significant people to have ever lived in Cedar Rapids. Lippisch earned 50 patents and ...

WHEN Will Messerschmitt was forced to stop making Nazi planes at the end of World War II he turned to making quirky little three-wheeled cars. In the wake of the war there was a ban placed on Germans ...

The de Havilland Mosquito was the “Wooden Wonder”—outrageously fast, and formidable. But it wasn’t the only aircraft ...

A tiny Messerschmitt bubble car found languishing in a barn after more than 40 years is set to sell for £7,000 at auction. The three-wheeled micro motor dates back to post-war Germany when the famous ...

The tiny little red Messerschmitt car made its first appearance on the cover of the Duluth Budgeteer Dec. 12, 1957. "West Duluth Lad Wins Big Prizes on National TV Show," the headline read. The show ...

One of the best reasons to attend a race, even if you don't like motorsports, is the near limitless opportunity to go carspotting. Maybe you've seen more than your fair share of predictable exotics ...

The Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf 109 were two of the most famous fighters of World War Two. This video explains how they compared in real combat. Speed firepower and maneuverability all mattered.