The roar and concussion were startling. Clocked at 554.69 mph, the ultra-modified P-51 racer Voodoo shot by and was gone. Its first pass over the three-kilometer straightaway took 12 seconds.

Like a runner waiting for the starting gun, the famous Grumman F8F-2 (without wingtips) looks ready. Tyson V. Rininger After a winter spent licking the wounds from battles lost last fall, the Bear ...

Built for speed and power, the Grumman F8F Bearcat was one of the fastest piston-engine fighters ever made. Designed for dominance, but did it arrive too late? Watch to uncover its story!