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The X-13 Vertijet Proved That VTOL Aircraft Could Fly High
The X-13 was developed in the 1950s, at a time when aerospace research was perhaps at its most fervent. The Ryan X-13 ...
USA's Secretive X-37B Space Plane Returns To Earth After 434-Day Mission
The 29-foot-long X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California last Friday (Mar 7) at 2:22 am local time.
A Plane Just Achieved Supersonic Flight Without the Sonic Boom
But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the ...
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Legendary Experimental Test Pilot Retires from U.S. Army Redstone Test Center
RTC is located on Redstone Arsenal and is a subordinate command of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command. RTC provides ...
Earth.com4d
What was it doing? U.S. space plane returns after 14 mysterious months
Long before the first rays of sunlight brushed the California horizon, an extraordinary homecoming took place. The U.S.
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Now You Can Fold Planes From the National Air and Space Museum and Watch Them Fly
Every year, thousands of kids and adults learn to fold and fly paper airplanes at both the National Mall building and the ...
What Makes The Sling Aircraft Such A Popular Kit Aircraft?
Discover why the Sling Aircraft series is a top choice for kit planes! Exploret models, pricing, performance, and how they ...
Plane passenger injured in central Pa. runway mishap last year dies from injuries
A friend asked Paul Furst is he wanted to go up for a plane ride last year. Furst jumped at the chance as he loved all things aviation. But soon after takeoff from a 40-foot-wide asphalt runway at the ...
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Look: NASA Photos Capture Experimental Supersonic Aircraft as it Noiselessly Breaks the Sound Barrier
In stunning images, NASA has revealed the moment an experimental supersonic aircraft broke the sound barrier without ...