Hermeus Flies Second Supersonic Test Plane in Nine Months

For the second time in just over nine months, an Atlanta-based company this week debuted a new supersonic test aircraft.
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Flight test files: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter – mastering the aerodynamics of the razor-thin wing

How NASA used the F-104 Starfighter's razor-thin wing to explore supersonic handling, shuttle approaches, and X-15 support.
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Why Boeing built a real-life Star Wars X-Wing prototype?

Boeing built a flying, full-scale Star Wars X-wing not as a movie prop or a theme park gimmick, but as a real test of its electric cargo drone technology. The aircraft, a modified version of Boeing’s ...
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DARPA's High-Speed VTOL SPRINT Aircraft Receives X-76 X-Plane Designation

DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. The DARPA ...