The Forgotten Pioneer: How Caproni Campini N.1 Almost Became First Jet
In the late 1930s, the Caproni Campini N.1 was Italy’s ambitious attempt at creating one of the world’s first jet-powered aircraft. At the time of its first flight in 1940,…
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Yakovlev Yak-15: The Soviet Union’s First Jet Fighter with Nazi Origins
The Yakovlev Yak-15 was the Soviet Union’s first operational jet fighter, designed as a transition aircraft from piston-engine to jet-powered flight. Developed in 1946 and heavily influenced by the Yak-3…