Space agency doubles the jet fighter research fleet for its X-59 quiet supersonic flight program.
NASA’s X-59 test flights rely on chase aircraft to monitor safety, communications, data collection, and instrumentation as ...
A fourth aircraft is now part of the Gulfstream G650 flight-test program. The newest ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range test aircraft flew for the first time June 6 and has spent more than five hours ...
NASA pilot David “Nils” Larson outlines X-59 early flight tests, design features, risk management, and planned research ...
Electric air taxis and other novel aircraft are expected to participate in operational trials as soon as summer 2026.
The stereotypical image of a test pilot is a Yeageresque individual in a flight suit with a test card strapped to one knee, ...
The upcoming test campaign at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) is the culmination of the program that included ...
The service announced the arrival of the second B-21 bomber at Edwards AFB at the end of its first flight to join the test fleet. The U.S. Air Force has released photos of the second B-21 Raider ...
The YFQ-42 becomes the first of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft to enter flight testing. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced on Aug. 27, 2025, that its YFQ-42A ...
The FAA has cleared Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 to begin expanded flight testing as part of its certification campaign, with approval ...