Technological leaps forward, as we know, often tend to be met with an equal parts excitement and fear. The fact is, nobody really knows what's possible and what isn't until somebody tries it and lives ...
Born from the frame of a nuclear bomber, the Tupolev Tu-104 was the Soviet Union’s shortcut to jet passenger travel. It entered service years ahead of America – but at a deadly cost, quickly earning a ...
The jet age had truly arrived. The Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8, Comet 4, Sud AviationCaravelle and Tupolev Tu-104 were soon joined by other types such as the BAC One-Eleven, Hawker Siddeley Trident, ...