Essential Insights Testing Remotely Piloted Operations: NASA and partners recently evaluated a ground-based radar tool integrated into urban airspace operations,…
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Fast Facts First Flight Preparations: NASA’s X-59 supersonic aircraft is set for its first flight—a low-altitude test focused on safety…
Summary Points Enhanced Preflight Planning: The U.S. must adopt advanced preflight planning to ensure safety for the future of advanced…
Quick Takeaways Historic First Flight: NASA’s X-59 is set for its first flight, following successful low-speed taxi tests, with upcoming…
Quick Takeaways National Aviation Day: Celebrated on August 19, it honors aviation pioneer Orville Wright and was first proclaimed by…
Essential Insights Air Taxi Development: NASA is advancing the future of air taxis through research on electric Vertical takeoff and…
Quick Takeaways NASA’s Dress Rehearsal: Conducted in California’s Mojave Desert, the rehearsal was crucial for preparing to measure noise from…
Essential Insights NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft has begun taxi tests, marking its first self-powered movement, conducted by test pilot…
Quick Takeaways NASA and JAXA successfully tested a scaled model of the X-59 aircraft in a wind tunnel to assess…
Quick Takeaways Revolutionary Speed & Resolution: NASA’s unsteady pressure sensitive paint (uPSP) technology accelerates data acquisition in wind tunnel testing…