A Genius Built the Best Jet Fighter in 142 Days—And Then This Happened

Описание: It was built in complete secrecy—not even Lockheed employees knew what was being constructed behind the hangar walls. The United States Air Force’s first jet fighter was assembled in an incredible 142 days, broke the national speed record—and nearly killed its own creators before its first combat mission.
In this issue—the complete story of the Lockheed Shooting Star, the jet pioneer of legendary designer Clarence “Kelly” Johnson. From the futuristic 1938 design and the crash on the test strip to triumph in the skies over Korea and the fateful day when, for the first time in human history, two jet aircraft clashed in combat.
Why did the nation’s most successful ace die not in battle, but because of a single forgotten detail? Why did the defeated enemy prove to be better than the victor in a fair comparison? And how did an aircraft that reigned in the skies for just one year ultimately outlast almost all of its rivals and become the most successful first-generation jet aircraft?
Closed archives, uncomfortable truths, and the fates of the people who flew these machines into the sky. Watch until the end—the main twist of this story awaits you right at the very end.
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