Some firearms gain fame in history because they were engineering masterpieces. Others are only recalled for the number of times their owners needed to clear jams rather than fire bullets. In the realm of firearms, reliability is not a luxury relievedly, it is a necessity. However, there are some...

What happens when revolutionary ambition meets engineering reality? In the cutthroat environment of Cold War fighter development, the outcome could be spectacular occasionally for all the wrong reasons. Although the period resulted in epochal aircraft that dominated aerial warfare, it also created planes that underperformed in performance, safety, or...