Quick Takeaways Subscale Aircraft Development: NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center is creating a new subscale aircraft to enhance flight research…
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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…
Essential Insights Event Announcement: NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center is hosting Partnership Days on Oct. 21-22, 2025 in Edwards, California,…
Quick Takeaways Air Launch Milestone: The EPIC test experiment’s parachute successfully deployed after an air launch from an Alta X…
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…
Summary Points Innovative Aircraft Testing: NASA is advancing the air mobility industry by testing a scale model of a “tiltwing”…
Quick Takeaways Material Evaluation for Safety: NASA is investigating air taxi materials to understand their behavior during impacts to enhance…
Summary Points Research Flights for Parachute Innovation: NASA’s EPIC team is conducting research flights to enhance supersonic parachutes, aiming for…
Quick Takeaways NASA’s Dress Rehearsal: Conducted in California’s Mojave Desert, the rehearsal was crucial for preparing to measure noise from…