It is a lightweight fighter that can fly 1,500km on a tank of fuel, and be refuelled whilst in the air. It is also very fast - with a top speed of Mach 2.3. This speed and famed agility means it has seen a lot of combat over the years. This jet is very well built and ...
In November 1966, drag racer and world land speed record holder Art Arfons crashed his jet-powered Green Monster automobile at a ferocious speed of 610 mph at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Astonishingly, not only did Afrons survive, but he came out with just minor burns and bruises. Consid...
The SSC Tuatara is an upcoming high-performance sports car to be manufactured by SSC North America. Influenced by fighter jet performance and aerodynamics, the presence of the Tuatara inspires a sense of both intensity and simplistic design. The car is named afterreptilesendemic to New Zealand, k...
Some people call them supercars. They’rethe fastest car in the world, engineered as much for speed as they are for comfort or sporty appearance. Sure, you can buy these cars, but only if you have the bankability of a Bill Gates and the need for speed of a fighter jet pilot. They t...
The Turbine Superbike Y2K, produced between 2000 and 2005, is a wheel-driven motorcycle powered by aRolls-Royce 250-C18 turboshaft enginethat runs on diesel fuel. When riding this bike at its top speed of 227 miles per hour, riders experience a sensation like piloting a fighter jet. ...
An Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet © Sanjay Kanojia AFP India has for the first time fired a BrahMos missile from a Sukhoi Su-30 plane, with the country’s Defense Ministry claiming the air-launch a success. The missile’s developer said it “can be a game changer for ...
The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (English: griffin) is a light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab. The Gripen has a delta wing and canard configuration with relaxed stability design and fly-by-wire flight controls. It is powered by the Volvo RM12...