The X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, built by North American Aviation (NAA), greatly expanded our knowledge of flight at speeds exceeding Mach 6 and altitudes above 250,000 feet. A joint project among NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy, the X-15’s first powered flight took place on Sept. 17, 1959, at the Flight Research […]

Hybrid-electric cars have been a staple of the road for many years now. Soon that same idea of a part-electric-, part-gas-powered engine may find its way into the skies propelling a future jet airliner. NASA is working in tandem with industry partner GE Aerospace on designing and building just such an engine, one that burns […]

The signing of the renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between IFAR (International Forum for Aviation Research) and ICAS (International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences) took place during the ICAS Conference on Septemeber 10, 2024. Thanks to this agreement, even more groundbreaking research and innovative solutions in the aeronautics sector are expected. The renewed MoU marks […] Artykuł Strengthening Global Aviation Research Cooperation pochodzi z serwisu Łukasiewicz Research Network [...]