C-46 Commando Modern Military the "fastest human alive" but

the "fastest human alive" but it was quite apparent that there were still many mysteries to be solved concerning supersonic flight

when production ended

The Northrop YF-23A team personnel chose the name "Black Widow II" -- commemorating the Northrop P-61 Black Widow

semi monocoque fuselage

The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather

C-46 Commando Modern Military the "fastest human alive" butC 46 Commando airplane model. The C 46 Commando was developed from the new and unproven commercial aircraft design, the CW 20, which first flew in March 1940. Deliveries of the AAF C 46s began in July 1942 for the Air Transport Command and Troop Carrier Command. During WW II, the AAF accepted 3,144 C 46s for hauling cargo, personnel and for towing gliders. The C 46 gained its greatest fame during WW II transporting war materials over the "Hump" from