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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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Flight test files: Schweizer SGS 1-36 sailplane – evaluating the leap to T-tail aerodynamics

How NASA used a modified Schweizer SGS 1-36 sailplane in the 1980s to study deep-stall flight and high-angle-of-attack ...
The Aviationist

SNC’s RAPCON-X Completes Initial Flight Testing

The completion of the Flight Performance Handling & Qualification testing is a key milestone in proving the jet’s airworthiness with consistent performance for the full flight envelope. Sierra Nevada ...
Seeking Alpha

International Test Pilots School, Honeywell Launch New Program to More Efficiently Train Flight Test Teams

Honeywell (HON) Aerospace Flight Test team is first customer for innovative new program London, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 12, 2025) - The International Test Pilots School (ITPS) and Honeywell ...
sUAS News

Vertical Aerospace – Head of Flight Test

At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The Valo, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take-off and landing), ‘zero emissions’ aircraft will set a new safety ...
The National Interest

A Second YFQ-42A Aerial Drone Is Now Undergoing Flight Testing

General Atomics and Anduril are simultaneously testing their respective YFQ-42 and YFQ-44 aerial drones. Only one of the two will ultimately win the Air Force’s “Collaborative Combat Aircraft” ...