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World's first aerospike rocket test mid-flight successful

In a feat that can only be described as legendary, and after many months and a catastrophic setback, Polaris Spaceplanes has finally accomplished something that's never been done before: lit the fuse ...
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USAF receives second B-21 Raider flight test aircraft

The US Department of the Air Force has taken delivery of its second B-21 Raider flight test aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The arrival of the second aircraft is expected to enhance ...
Aviation Week

Second Boeing 747-800 joins flight test programme

The second Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, RC021, successfully made its first flight today. The airplane completes the two-airplane test fleet for the 747-8 Intercontinental. "This is another great ...
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Flight test files: North American P-51 Mustang – learning to trust laminar flow

How NACA used the P-51 Mustang to advance laminar flow, transonic research, and drag reduction, shaping both WWII air combat ...
GeekWire

Outbound Aerospace achieves its first test flight and attracts more funding for airplane ambitions

Outbound’s demonstrator plane, code-named STeVE, takes off from a runway at Pendleton UAS Range in Oregon. (Outbound Aerospace Photo) Things are looking up for Outbound Aerospace’s quest to build a ...
Business Wire

Merlin Progresses Flight Test Campaign of Certification-Ready Aircraft

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merlin, the leading developer of assured autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, today announced it’s rapidly progressing the flight test campaign of its ...
Business Wire

Joby Progresses to Next Phase of Aircraft Flight Test Program

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it has successfully completed its ...
The Aviationist

Hermeus’ Uncrewed Quarterhorse Mk 1 Test Aircraft Flies for the First Time

The high-speed uncrewed test aircraft performed its first flight at Edwards AFB, just a year after the launch of the development. Hermeus, a U.S. company aiming to develop hypersonic aircraft quickly ...
Aviation Week

Second B-21 Enters Flight Test In Palmdale

A second B-21 Raider test aircraft takes off on Sept. 11, 2025, from Palmdale, California, to join the Air Force’s flight-test campaign at Edwards AFB, California. Credit: U.S. Air Force The B-21 ...
Flightglobal

Il-114-300 prototypes fly formation as third aircraft joins test fleet

United Aircraft has flown its latest prototype airframe of the twin-turboprop Ilyushin Il-114-300, bringing the flight-test fleet to three aircraft. Its initial sortie – with three crew members on ...
Flying

Boom Supersonic Test Aircraft Approaches Speed of Sound

Seven down. Three to go. Boom Supersonic—the developer of a 64-to-80-passenger commercial airliner that flies faster than the speed of sound—last week set speed and altitude records with its XB-1 test ...