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

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

The X-29 experimental aircraft, developed during the 1980s, stands as one of the boldest attempts in aviation history to explore the limits of the forward-swept wing design. Built through a ...

Boeing and NASA will pause work on a new, experimental aircraft design meant to deliver more sustainable options for the future of aviation. The aircraft project — called the X-66A Sustainable Flight ...

The U.S. military could soon have new uncrewed aircraft that carry weapons and take off and land vertically. The vehicles could undergo test flights as early as 2026. The Defense Advanced Research ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...