Twenty years prior to 1969 most air forces had been flying piston-engined fighters essentially no different from those of World War II. In the following twenty years, top speeds almost quadrupled and ...

A closer look at some of the world's most agile and powerful jets in the sky.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. f 22 raptor The skies of the 20th century were awash with the roars of fighter aircraft, and few, if any, nation produced as many ...