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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 ...
Hosted on MSN

Supersonic Flight Without The Boom: NASA's X-59 Experimental Aircraft Takes Flight For First Time

Shush! The era of quiet supersonic air travel is upon us. After years of development and setbacks, aeronautical engineers in the US flew the X-59, a “revolutionary” experimental aircraft designed to ...
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 ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Experimental F-16 fighter jet takes Air Force secretary on a history-making flight controlled by AI, not a human pilot

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Experimental F-16 fighter jet takes Air Force secretary on a history-making flight controlled by AI, not a human pilot. Disgraced ...
Aviation Week

Experimental Launch Track Planned For Sentinel ICBM Upgrades

Newly-released U.S. Air Force documents reveal plans for a series of experimental flight tests (EFT) to assess potential upgrades to the Northrop Grumman LGM-35 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic ...
WFAE

Boom Supersonic plane breaks sound barrier in milestone flight

Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone with its first experimental flight to reach Mach 1. The speed was achieved about 11 minutes into the test. “There we are!" said Mike Bannister. "XB-1 is ...