New Atlas

New system lets X-62A aircraft adjust flight control behavior in the air

The system can be reconfigured in real time while the X-plane is still in the air. The US Air Force's X-62A Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft (VISTA) is one of the world's premiere flying ...
Nature

Aerodynamic Modeling and Flight Testing of Aircraft

Aerodynamic modelling and flight testing remain at the forefront of aircraft design and verification, providing the essential linkage between computational simulations and real-world performance.
Morning Overview on MSN

This experimental aircraft could rewrite the rules of flight

The latest generation of experimental aircraft is no longer chasing raw speed alone, it is trying to change how the air ...
SUAS News

Piasecki Aircraft Achieves Historic Milestone With First Flight of Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) Tilt-Duct VTOL Vehicle

In an aviation milestone, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) successfully conducted the first flight of its innovative proof of concept tilt-duct Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System Demonstration ...
Flightglobal

US Navy completes first test flight using carrier-based uncrewed control station

The US Navy (USN) has completed its first test flight using an uncrewed aircraft control station that will be installed on the service’s fleet of aircraft carriers. In a demonstration event on 7 ...
Steel Horse Rides on MSN

World’s first autonomous cargo plane completes test flight

The first fully autonomous cargo plane has now flown a complete mission, from pushback at the gate to arrival and shutdown, ...
Business Wire

Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 Prototype Aircraft Takes Flight, Propelling the Program Into Advanced Testing

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textron Aviation today announced that its Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 prototype aircraft took to the skies for the first time in early October. The announcement of this ...
C4ISRNET

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 ...
Nature

Aircraft Performance and Flight Control Systems

Modern aerospace engineering increasingly relies on the seamless integration of advanced performance modelling with state‐of‐the‐art flight control systems. These systems optimise aerodynamic ...
New Atlas

Sikorsky flight tests rotor blown wing VTOL tail-sitter for DARPA

Sikorsky has advanced to the next phase of a DARPA project to develop an unmanned VTOL aircraft capable of flying all-weather missions from ships or land. The rotor blown wing VTOL tail-sitter is ...
Aviation Today

Piasecki Aircraft Achieves Historic Milestone With First Flight of Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) Tilt-Duct VTOL Vehicle – Sept. 10

ESSINGTON, Pa., September 10, 2024 (Newswire.com) – In an aviation milestone, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) successfully conducted the first flight of its innovative proof of concept tilt-duct ...