Wind tunnel testing remains a cornerstone in the exploration of aerodynamic phenomena, offering a controlled setting to replicate and study the forces acting on aircraft models. Over recent years, the ...
NASA’s X-59 test flights rely on chase aircraft to monitor safety, communications, data collection, and instrumentation as ...
The AN/APQ-188 radar upgrade for the B-52 is finally preparing to begin flight testing, following years of delays, cost overruns, and a program review. The U.S. Air Force’s long-running effort to ...
SpaceX is about to find out whether its giant stainless-steel gamble can mature from spectacular prototype to dependable workhorse. The next Starship test flight is shaping up as a pivotal moment, not ...
Final prototype to expand flight test capacity and enable public demonstrations Initial all-electric testing ahead of hybrid-electric flights in 2026 Vertical progresses towards full piloted ...
"Sponsored jointly by the NASA Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center and the NASA Langley Research Center in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory, the U.S. Navy Air ...
Airbus Helicopters’ Racer demonstrator is back in flight testing after a six-month lay-up to install new parts to boost the high-speed rotorcraft’s aerodynamic performance. Test sorties of the ...
General Atomics and Anduril are simultaneously testing their respective YFQ-42 and YFQ-44 aerial drones. Only one of the two will ultimately win the Air Force’s “Collaborative Combat Aircraft” ...
Beehive Industries, a propulsion startup firm, said on Sept. 22 it’s ramping up testing of its Frenzy line of additively-manufactured engines, with plans to conduct altitude testing of a 200-pound ...