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Before jet engines changed aviation, engineers believed speed problems could only be solved with more power and stronger materials. When aircraft failed at high speed, they reinforced structures, increased thrust, and accepted drag as inevitable.

Richard T. Jones challenged that assumption.

Instead of fighting the air, he asked a different question: what if the wing was simply facing the air the wrong way?
That insight led to the swept wing—an aerodynamic solution that unlocked high-speed flight without adding power.

This video tells the story of the forgotten engineer who redefined how aircraft interact with air itself. From World War II research to the jet age, Jones’s work quietly shaped every modern fighter and airliner. His ideas didn’t win battles by force—but by making speed, stability, and efficiency possible in the first place.

This is the hidden architecture of modern flight.
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