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Modern Marvels Helicopters

Helicopters, first theorized by Leonardo da Vinci and Thomas Edison, have proven their worth in a wide array of uses.

Modern Marvels Airships

Visionaries enlarge, reinforce and motorize balloons and blimps, giving birth to the airship; 161 rigid airships are built before spectacular crashes, including the Hindenburg disaster, put an end to the era.

Modern Marvels The F-14

The U.S. Navy's most lethal fighter, the F-14, soars at supersonic speeds.

Modern Marvels The Spitfire

The Supermarine Spitfire is a revolutionary fighter plane.

Modern Marvels Extreme Aircraft

The X-1 jet breaks the sound barrier; the X-43 Scramjet flies at Mach 7; U-2 and SR-71 Cold War spy planes; flying Wing bombers; the new F/A Raptor.