Supersonic test aircraft aimed to reach 260 mph at altitude of 20,000 feet.

NASA's X-59 experimental aircraft is preparing for its second flight, a step that will set the pace for more flight testing in 2026. Over the coming months, NASA will take the quiet supersonic jet ...

On the 91st Martian day, or sol, of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter performed its sixth flight. The flight was designed to expand the flight envelope and ...

Lockheed Martin designed NASA's Quesst mission. An experimental aircraft called X-59 is being tested as a significant part of ...

United Aircraft has conducted a second test flight with the Russian-powered Yakovlev Superjet 100, to expand the operating envelope. The twinjet has been fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-8 engines as a ...

EDWARDS, Calif. – NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center and The Boeing Co. are expanding the flight envelope for the X-48B blended wing body research aircraft. Flight tests with the 500-pound, remotely ...

During this flight, the team continued to test key systems and performance as they systematically expand the flight envelope. The pilot, Geppetto, took XB-1 to the maximum pitch and yaw attitudes that ...