From the XB-70 to the YF-23, these 5 experimental aircraft pushed aviation limits—but were cancelled before reaching ...

The latest generation of experimental aircraft is no longer chasing raw speed alone, it is trying to change how the air itself behaves around a flying machine. From quiet supersonic jets to flexible ...

Boeing and NASA will pause work on a new, experimental aircraft design meant to deliver more sustainable options for the future of aviation. The aircraft project — called the X-66A Sustainable Flight ...

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officially designated the experimental aircraft designed for its ...

Boeing and NASA are pausing work on the X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator, which was intended to increase fuel efficiency. (NASA/Tribune News Services) Boeing and NASA will pause work on a new, ...

A new video shows the Scaled Composites Model 437 Vanguard during its recent first flight. On August 29, 2024, Scaled Composites’ new Model 437 aircraft, named Vanguard and registered as N437VN, ...

Who said sustainability and speed can’t go together? The Racer just launched a new era for high-speed helicopters—or, more accurately, a new version of mixed-design aircraft. First announced in 2017, ...

SEATTLE — Boeing is grounding a new aircraft currently in development after a problem was found with a part unique to the 777-9 model, according to the aerospace company. The issue, a spokesperson ...

Bell and Aurora Flight Sciences have taken radically different approaches in a Pentagon X-plane contest to develop an experimental aircraft capable of taking off and landing vertically, while also ...

At the end of October 2025, when the government shutdown was beginning to get serious, American space agency NASA conducted the first flight of the X-59 experimental supersonic aircraft. It was a ...