Long before George Lucas, there was the Prajadhipok, the original Thai fighter. Though to be fair, it wasn’t very good by the sound of it.

The P-47 is the definition of the big, radial-engine fighter. What sort of inline engine could fit in such a rotund plane? Hint: A BIG one!

The Paribatra was Thailand’s first indigenously designed and built aircraft – a rather remarkable achievement.

While other nuclear bombers tended to be big bruisers, the French went with an elegant – dare I say beautiful – design.

When the US Navy wanted a back up to the program that would produce the legendary F-4, Vought had just the thing – the Crusader III.

When the USAAF wanted a ground attacker during WW2, Vultee/Convair came up with a monster that had an astonishing amount of firepower.

Brewster has a reputation for building…questionable aircraft. But their final design before going out of business, was a real stinker.

While the Jaguar is remembered for its service in both the RAF and FAF, most don’t know that it had been intended to be a carrier aircraft.

In the Vietnam War, Charlie ruled the night…until the Lockheed YO-3A came on the scene and started watching them.

Barely remembered today is North American’s first foray into building bombers – the XB-21 Dragon. And it carried a heck of a payload.