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 ...

A new generation of experimental aircraft is redefining how the United States approaches air combat and flight testing. From autonomous “loyal wingman” drones to hypersonic launch platforms and ...

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A new video shows the Scaled Composites Model 437 Vanguard during its recent first flight. On August 29, 2024, Scaled Composites’ new Model 437 aircraft, named Vanguard and registered as N437VN, ...

The sole S-37 first flew on September 25 1997. Though only one was made, its Batman-like aesthetic earned it a lasting place ...

The Model 437 began as a conceptual design, based on the Model 401, exploring a multi-mission low-cost attritable aircraft. The Model 437 Vanguard is a crewed variant of the original concept powered ...

Aurora Flight Sciences has finished windtunnel testing an experimental fan-in-wing design for a Pentagon X-plane competition. The Boeing subsidiary says it recently wrapped up stability and control ...

Come early next year American space agency NASA will fly, for the first time, an experimental aircraft that could one day bring back civilian supersonic aircraft, and might even allow them to fly at ...

Who said sustainability and speed can’t go together? The Racer just launched a new era for high-speed helicopters—or, more accurately, a new version of mixed-design aircraft. First announced in 2017, ...

From the Creative 100 Boeing 777-300ER for Qatar Airways to precision paint engineering in Teruel, discover how exterior ...