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NASA's X-59 QueSST Goes Supersonic

NASA's X-59 QueSST flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, expanding into the supersonic portion of its ...
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Hermeus readies Quarterhorse high-speed test aircraft for first flight

Quarterhorse, Hermeus' autonomous, high-speed aircraft, is slated to fly for the first time this summer. (Hermeus) Hypersonic aircraft startup Hermeus unveiled its Quarterhorse aircraft on Thursday at ...
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Boom looks to third XB-1 test flight following successful second sortie

Boom Supersonic’s successful second test flight of its XB-1 demonstrator on 26 August positions the company to accelerate the pace of the flight-test programme, with a third flight potentially coming ...
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X-48B Blended Wing Body Flight Tests Enter Second Phase

EDWARDS, Calif. – NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center and The Boeing Co. are expanding the flight envelope for the X-48B blended wing body research aircraft. Flight tests with the 500-pound, remotely ...
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United Aircraft starts expanding flight envelope of PD-8-powered Superjet

United Aircraft has conducted a second test flight with the Russian-powered Yakovlev Superjet 100, to expand the operating envelope. The twinjet has been fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-8 engines as a ...