PRIMETIMER

X-59 test flights rely on chase aircraft for monitoring

NASA’s X-59 test flights rely on chase aircraft to monitor safety, communications, data collection, and instrumentation as ...
PRIMETIMER

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center lead research pilot David “Nils” Larson details early flight tests of the X-59 experimental aircraft

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

This experimental aircraft could rewrite the rules of flight

The latest generation of experimental aircraft is no longer chasing raw speed alone, it is trying to change how the air ...
Steel Horse Rides on MSN

World’s first autonomous cargo plane completes test flight

The first fully autonomous cargo plane has now flown a complete mission, from pushback at the gate to arrival and shutdown, ...
Seeking Alpha

Vertical Aerospace Doubles Flight Test Capacity With Final Prototype

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 ...
FlightGlobal

Airbus closes on key milestones for A380 flying testbed as COMPANION project nears design freeze

At some point in the next 12 months, a freshly-painted A380 will arrive in Toulouse ready for Airbus to begin a series of ...

The Last Plane In America With A Flight Engineer

The last US-built commercial airplane with a flight engineer was a 747-200, although a unique aircraft with a flight engineer ...