Here’s What You Need to Know: Though unsuccessful, the X-18 was not in vain. The X-series of planes was a series of experimental research aircraft developed mostly by NASA and the U.S. Air Force to ...
On Monday, NASA announced that the U.S. Air Force has a name for its latest experimental X-plane: the X-66A. Although NASA is typically associated with space exploration, the newest X-plane — ...
Lockheed Martin and NASA successfully completed the first test flight of X-59, a 'quiet supersonic aircraft,' earlier this week (AP) An experimental supersonic aircraft called the X-59 took to the ...
These are an ongoing series of extraordinary aircraft existing at the extreme cutting edge of technology. The “X-planes” are ...
We're descending toward the airport at nearly 250 mph, losing almost 2,000 feet per minute. Harry Delong, who sells the two-seat Glasair, is showing me how to fly it, watching as we rapidly climb and ...