Sleek but dangerous, the F-100 Super Sabre became America’s first supersonic fighter. It marked the beginning of a new era, a ...

The Paradox of Speed It seems logical that modern fighter jets would be faster than those that flew half a century ago.

The F-22 and F-15 can travel at speeds up to and beyond Mach 2.25 and the F-35 can hit speeds of Mach 1.6, yet the first supersonic fighter aircraft emerged as far back as the 1950s with the North ...