About the Design: On Feb. 7, 1955, LIFE Magazine featured a multi-page spread about the U.S. Air Force's program to build a long-range nuclear bomber powered by atomic energy. The article featured illustrations of such an aircraft as conceived by a group of aeronautical...
ABOUT THE DESIGN: In 1955, Britain's Avro company began to develop plans for a high-altitude Mach 2.5 reconnaissance aircraft. Several configurations were examined, but all centered around a straight-wing design featuring a thoroughly enclosed cockpit with no windscreen ...
ABOUT THE DESIGN: In the years following World War II, British aviation expert Barnes Wallis -- the brilliant aircraft engineer credited with designing the "Dam Buster" bomb that helped cripple Germany's steel industry in 1943 -- turned his attention to more advanced air...
In the years following WWII, Bell Aviation hired former German rocket engineers Walter Dornberger and Kraft Ehrike to work on long-range spacecraft concepts for both military and civilian purposes. One of these was the BoMi (Bomber Missile), a "boost-glide" concept not u...
In 1977, the movie “Damnation Alley” was released. Set in a post-nuclear war world, the movie featured a group of Americans trying to survive. Following the destruction of the Air Force base where they had been stationed, the group, under the command of Major Eugene Den...
