Category Archives: Aircraft

Hypersonic plane: New York to LA in less than 12 minutes

The U.S. military is preparing to launch a test flight of a hypersonic aircraft capable of reaching any target in the world in less than … Continue reading

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Test Firing the First Aerojet AJ26 Engine

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden (left) and Stennis Space Center Director Patrick Scheuermann view a test firing of the first Aerojet AJ26 flight engine. Once flight … Continue reading

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Taking to the Sky

Wispy clouds are illuminated by a bright quarter moon behind the tail of NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, flying observatory during telescope … Continue reading

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The flying wing concept aircraft takes flight

Looking a little bit too much like an F-117 Night Hawk fighter on steroids Boeing’s blended wing unmanned test aircraft flew for the first time … Continue reading

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