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X-29: The Most Unstable Fighter Jet Ever Built

Grumman’s experimental aircraft X-29, with its forward-swept wings, appeared almost as if it should be flying backward. The ...
In June 2025, Vermont-based BETA Technologies completed the first-ever North American passenger flight of an electric-powered ...
Researchers at the University of Surrey have proposed a computational approach that can provide aerodynamic drag data more ...
Initial flying qualities and air data performance were verified during the X-59’s flight, which will be expanded over the coming months.
After delays and concerns about progress, NASA and Lockheed Martin have announced that the experimental X-59 Quesst has taken to the skies. It was an unannounced flight, but the companies did release ...
The X-59 features a distinctive elongated fuselage and wing design aimed at reducing sonic booms to a level of 75 decibels.
NASA and Lockheed Martin debuted their first test run of a low-volume supersonic jet that’s expected to allow air passengers ...
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s experimental X-59 jet completed its first test flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, a milestone in the ...
The funding would support the development of satellites for President Trump’s Golden Dome project.
A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time this week, cruising over the ...
Nearly a decade after NASA partnered with Lockheed Martin to build the X-59, the supersonic jet has completed its first ...