The McDonnell Douglas X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft was built in the late '90s in collaboration with NASA with the objective to reduce weight and drag while increasing range, maneuverability, and, most importantly, survivability... | Dark Documentaries

The X-36 experimental aircraft represents a significant milestone in...

Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, was heading to Honolulu, Hawaii, when it crashed into an industrial area near the airport.. | Sean Gillum

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On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 lifted off from Chicago O’Hare bound for Los Angeles — and never made it out of the city. Just seconds after takeoff, the aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, suffered a catastrophic failure when its left engine tore away from the wing, ripping through critical hydraulic systems. With key instruments disabled and the slats on one wing retracted while the other remained extended, the plane became impossible to control. At only about 325 feet in the ai