Thrust vectoring of a F22 Raptor.

 

Northrop BT-1 in experimental McClelland Barclay camouflage design No. 4, on 9 September 1940 at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island. Plane is in front of what appears to be the VS-2 hangar.

 

Kamov Ka-52 "Alligator": Highly upgraded version with a two-seat side-by-side cockpit for the Russian Aerospace Force.

 

A-4C Skyhawk being launched from USS Midway CVA-41 on 16 February 1964.

 

On this day in 1960, NASA made its first of four attempts to launch two X-15 aircraft in a single day. Pictured here is NB-52B with X-15-1 and NB-52A with X-15-2. Due to a hydraulic leak on X-15-2, launching the duo didn't happen. Only the X-15-1 took flight.