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NASA engineers began using a network of ground sensors in March to collect data from an experimental air taxi to evaluate how ...
One of several NASA distributed sensing ground nodes is set up in the foreground while an experimental air taxi aircraft ...
NASA is testing radical new airplane wing designs that could drastically cut fuel use—but there's a catch: they may be more ...
"This test confirmed that all components — software, mechanical linkages, and control laws — work together as intended." ...
Over the years, NASA has observed how the wind shaped by the terrain can impact the newly introduced aircraft. However, this time, in their latest test, the Joby Aviation demonstrator aircraft will ...
NASA’s GL-10 established the configuration for future electric aircraft with its 10 motors ... the funny-looking experimental with the pinwheels on the wing could become the technology that ...
Boeing is teaming up with NASA to develop the X-66, an experimental aircraft featuring the TTBW design. The X-66 is part of NASA’s broader effort to develop next-gen airliner technology that’s ...
In the years after World War I, when aviation was all the rage in Europe and North America but the Treaty of Versailles banned the production of military aircraft in Germany, glider clubs sprang ...
The world of experimental self-built aircraft is full of oddities, but perhaps the most eye-catching of all is the JD-2 “Dyke Delta” designed and built by [John Dyke] in the 1960s. Built to ...
NASA is developing aircraft with Distributed Electrical Propulsion systems with power sources not connected to electric ...
The NASA History Office brings you the new Spring 2025 issue of NASA History News & Notes reflecting on some of the transitional periods ...