De Havilland Aircraft Museum, England (CNN) — Today, jet-powered plane travel is easy to take for granted. We’re used to that surge of speed along the runway that pins us to our seats, those moments ...

Today, there are estimated to be over 20,000 private jets in service, with the figure potentially as high as 23,133 in mid-2022, according to a report by the Institute for Policy Studies. This latter ...

While it's fairly common knowledge to enthusiasts that the first jet fighter was the speedy Messerschmitt Me 262, introduced in 1944, the invention of the turbine jet itself may not be as widely known ...

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