Aerodynamic modelling and flight testing remain at the forefront of aircraft design and verification, providing the essential linkage between computational simulations and real-world performance.

The system can be reconfigured in real time while the X-plane is still in the air. The US Air Force's X-62A Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft (VISTA) is one of the world's premiere flying ...

How NASA used the F-104 Starfighter's razor-thin wing to explore supersonic handling, shuttle approaches, and X-15 support.

NACA used the F-100 Super Sabre to study supersonic stability, pilot workload, and sonic boom effects, turning early Mach-1 dangers into practical engineering rules.

A modified Avro RJ100 will support integration of Leonardo UK’s ECRS Mk2 AESA radar for RAF Typhoons, reducing costs and accelerating development. BAE Systems and QinetiQ are preparing to modify an ...

The US Navy (USN) has completed its first test flight using an uncrewed aircraft control station that will be installed on the service’s fleet of aircraft carriers. In a demonstration event on 7 ...

In November, Beta Technologies (South Burlington, Vt., U.S.) announced completion of its first Alia conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft flight, which was also the first electric aircraft ...

Uncrewed aircraft manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) is testing new a satellite control system that could allow the company’s remotely piloted and autonomous aircraft to ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it has reached a landmark moment in its ...

DARPA's X-65, that replaces conventional aircraft flight controls with puffs of air, is coming together at Boeing subsidiary Aurora’s Bridgeport, West Virginia facility. The fuselage is taking shape ...

MARINA – Joby Aviation, on its way to commercial flight of its all-electric, vertical take-off and landing air taxi, is preparing for final assembly of the first of several conforming aircraft ...

A newly shared video depicts a 550-lb electric rotorcraft, considered the quietest aircraft ever ...