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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 ...
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced the layoff of approximately 550 employees, constituting 11% of its workforce, as part of an ongoing center reorganization initiated in July. JPL ...