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Autonomous KC-135 Flight Testing May Begin Next Year
Flight testing of an autonomous KC-135 Stratotanker may begin next year. Boston’s Merlin Labs, Inc. and the U.S. Air Force’s ...
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Flight Test Boss Details How China Threat Is Rapidly Changing Operations At Edwards AFB
“It is an incredible time to be involved in the world of U.S. Air Force flight-test. What we’re doing right now is ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet sets new speed record during 7th test flight
During the Nov. 5 test flight, which lasted 55 minutes, XB-1 reached an altitude of 23,015 feet (7,015 meters) and a new top ...
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Beta Electric Aircraft Makes First Test Flight
CX300 production line [Courtesy: Beta Technologies] “This start of our production CX300 flight test campaign is a result ...
US gets wind tunnel to test hypersonic power at 10 times the speed of sound
The Mach 10 quiet wind tunnel of University of Notre Dame can simulate hypersonic flight at higher speeds and benefit ...
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World's first aerospike rocket test mid-flight successful
In a feat that can only be described as legendary, and after many months and a catastrophic setback, Polaris Spaceplanes has ...
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BETA Technologies completes first flight of production aircraft
The hour-long flight tested several capabilities of the ALIA CTOL and is another step toward customer deliveries.
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Beta Technologies founder completes first test flight in its production-intent eCTOL [Video]
All-electric aircraft developer BETA Technologies has shared another important milestone in bringing its first two vessels to market. Most ...
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Boom Supersonic Test Aircraft Approaches Speed of Sound
And it’s gearing up for another test flight as soon as Wednesday, founder and CEO Blake Scholl said Monday. Last week’s ...