Another startup focused on supersonic aircraft comes to an end
The quest to bring back supersonic passenger aircraft took another downturn last week when startup Exosonic announced that…
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NASA fires up X-59 supersonic jet engine for the first time
NASA’s Quesst mission has begun testing the engine that will power the X-59, an experimental aircraft designed for…
C-130J Hercules to become US’ new ‘hurricane hunter’ aircraft
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected the C-130J Super Hercules to be its new “hurricane…
XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator Completes Second Test Flight
Boom Supersonic completed the second flight of its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft on Monday, May 26. The three-engine fighter…
Lockheed Martin X-Plane will be the first digitally certified aircraft in the world
In a groundbreaking leap for the aviation industry, the startup Istari Digital the Flyer project Øne, based on…
Old four-engine DHC-7 to be converted to fly with electric motors
NASA and magniX have selected the old four-engine De Havilland DHC-7 turboprop as a test aircraft that will…
Russia studies wide-body with oval fuselage and integrated wings
The Moscow Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) released information about a new study called Integral-MS that seeks to study…
Boeing subsidiary reveals high-speed, vertical-lift concept aircraft
Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing subsidiary for advanced studies, revealed on Monday the review of the conceptual design…
Airbus launches hydrogen handling and refueling project at airports
Airbus is willing to make hydrogen the sustainable fuel capable of replacing petroleum derivatives in air travel and…
Eviation modifies Alice electric plane design once again
One of the most promising 100% battery-powered aircraft designs today, the Alice has changed again. Eviation, a startup…
Quarterhorse Mk 1 hypersonic aircraft revealed
Hermeus, a US startup focused on hypersonic flights, unveiled the Quarterhorse Mk 1 aircraft on March 28. The…
A320ceo and C-390 Millennium engine completes test using 100% sustainable aviation fuel
A popular engine used in the Embraer C-390 Millennium airlifter and Airbus’ A320ceo family, the IAE V2500 completed…
Stratolaunch’s Talon-A hypersonic vehicle makes first powered flight
Stratolaunch performed the first powered flight of Talon-A (TA-1), an unmanned hypersonic vehicle on Saturday, March 9. The…
X-59, the plane that promises to make supersonic commercial flights something trivial in the next decade
On January 12, Lockheed Martin and NASA presented the X-59, an experimental aircraft that aims to enable supersonic…
British start-up Droneliner proposes gigantic drones for air cargo services
Imagine a plane that is capable of carrying 350 tons of cargo, or 100 tons more than the…
NASA to unveil the X-59 experimental plane on January 12, 2024
NASA’s long-awaited Quesst (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) program, which will study technologies to reduce the noise caused by the…
Stratolaunch receives former Virgin Orbit’s Boeing 747 rocket launcher
The “Roc”, the world’s largest plane, was joined by another massive jet, “The Spirit of Mojave”, a Boeing…
Gulfstream G600 corporate jet completes world’s first transatlantic flight using 100% sustainable fuel
Gulfstream anticipated the carrier Virgin Atlantic and carried out on Sunday, November 19, the world’s first transatlantic flight…
Boeing opens Engineering and Technology Center in Embraer’s “backyard”
Boeing and Embraer are close again, but this time only at their addresses. The US aerospace giant opened…
VoltAero performs flight with hybrid powertrain fueled by sustainable fuel derived from wine
VoltAero, a French start-up focused on electrified aircraft, carried out the first flight of a proprietary hybrid-electric powertrain…