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Flight test files: Boeing 234-UT Chinook – The high altitude performance pilot

NASA's Dream Chaser completed key 2017 flight tests using a Boeing 234-UT Chinook, validating its autonomous landing and ...

Watch NASA’s Supersonic Jet Pull Off Some Sweet Maneuvers in Recent Test

The space agency released a video of its experimental aircraft performing a series of maneuvers as it soared over ...
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NASA's supersonic jet is about to take flight in California again

NASA's experimental supersonic X-59 jet designed to travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight from California.
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Watch NASA test its new X-59 jet designed to go faster than the speed of sound

The X-59 jet is NASA’s answer to that problem. Featuring a needlelike tip, it’s designed to travel at more than 1,000 miles ...
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Flight test files: C-17 Globemaster III – The role of NASA in shaping a cargo aircraft icon

C-17 Globemaster III development relied heavily on NASA research, combining advanced aerodynamics, STOL capability and fly-by ...

NASA's supersonic plane could fly London to New York in under 4 hours

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flew with its "wheels-up" for the first time this month, marking a major ...

NASA Tried Something Unexpected With A Fighter Jet, And It Could Make Flights Cheaper

While all eyes have been on the astounding Artemis II mission that sent humans back to the moon, NASA has been working on ...
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NASA prepares for X-59’s second flight in 2026

As its team prepared for second flight, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft underwent engine run testing on March 12, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Sources | ...