On this day in aviation history, January 27, 1939, the Lockheed XP-38 ... the transcontinental speed record set on January 19, 1937, by Howard Hughes in his H-1 Racer, when he flew from Burbank ...

Pitting Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 and the Tupolev ... Russia argues that stealth is more important than speed. However, the US is focused on developing an aircraft that is stealthy but fast ...