During the 2011 Reno Air Races, veteran pilot Jimmy Leeward pushed his heavily modified P-51 Mustang "Galloping Ghost" beyond 500 mph in an attempt to set a new speed record. A catastrophic trim tab ...

Reno Air Racing, described as ‘the world’s fastest motorsport’, is a blistering blend of aviation heritage, extreme engineering and thrilling speed. Held in the Nevada desert, it pits legendary ...

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum has acquired the record-setting L-39 jet racer "American Spirit", preserving ...

This collection consists of fourteen VHS tapes documenting a portion of the racing career of Nemesis, a small mid-wing, single-seat tractor monoplane with fixed landing gear designed and built in 1991 ...

The National Championship Air Races are kicking off in New Mexico for the first time in the competition's 60-year history. Fans of head-to-head airplane races at screaming speeds are traveling to ...

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