NASA pilot David “Nils” Larson outlines X-59 early flight tests, design features, risk management, and planned research ...

The latest generation of experimental aircraft is no longer chasing raw speed alone, it is trying to change how the air itself behaves around a flying machine. From quiet supersonic jets to flexible ...

These are an ongoing series of extraordinary aircraft existing at the extreme cutting edge of technology. The “X-planes” are radical, often bizarre, machines that push the boundaries of what is ...

It's been a long time coming, but the first flight of the X-59 experimental aircraft, made by NASA and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works as a means to prove that quiet supersonic flight is possible, is more ...

Japan's plan to develop a ‘loyal wingman' combat aircraft has gathered momentum with Subaru having delivered multiple unmanned aircraft to the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) for ...

Recent advances in measurement and assembly technologies are revolutionising the aerospace industry, particularly in the construction of large aircraft components. Contemporary approaches integrate ...