In the early 1990s, NASA began a new project to determine how engines and flight controls could work together to improve airplane performance. The program, called Advanced Controls Technology for ...
On April 14, 2026, test pilot Simon Davies lifted a full-scale electric air taxi off the ground, tilted its rotors forward ...
The Navy and Boeing have pushed back the initial flight test of the first MQ-25A Stingray aircraft carrier-based tanker aircraft into early 2026. The government-industry team insisted they are making ...
Vertical test pilot Paul Stone was at the controls of the prototype for the flight on Thursday at Vertical’s test center at ...
Oct. 4—Joby Aviation says it has started flight testing its eVTOL aircraft with pilots on board the craft, a milestone step from remote ground control testing the company had previously pursued. Santa ...
The Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics Agency said it tested remote operation of drones using tablets from inside a helicopter and autonomous flight navigation. The Japan Ministry of Defence’s ...
SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy vehicle lifts off Aug. 26 on its tenth test flight. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — SpaceX completed a largely successful test flight of its Starship vehicle Aug. 26, putting ...