Zapata's New JetRacer Is the First Flying Car You Can Actually Take for a Test Drive
10 Aug 2022, 13:20 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Zapata's latest flying device, the JetRacer, will become the first flying car accessible to the public. 25 people will get to test drive the VTOL aircraft.
Airbus A400M Airlifter Launches Drone in Mid-Flight for the First Time
21 Feb 2022, 23:22 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / An Airbus A400M multi-role airlifter has successfully launched a Do-DT25 drone in mid-flight. The drone "talked" with the aircraft throughout the exercise
Modified Black Hawk Helicopter Flies by Itself for the First Time
9 Feb 2022, 01:35 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / DARPA and Sikorsky have successfully flown a modified UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with no humans on board for the first time
SpinLaunch Uses Kinetic Energy to Propel Vehicle at Supersonic Speeds for the First Time
10 Nov 2021, 12:21 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / California-based SpinLaunch tested for the first time its kinetic space launch system. The company successfully propelled a vehicle at supersonic speeds
Two Avenger Drones Use Skyborg Autonomy System to "Talk" to Each Other Mid-Flight
2 Nov 2021, 01:39 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The U.S. Air Force tested the Skyborg autonomy core system aboard two MQ-20 Avenger drones. The aircraft "talked" with each other to ensure a coordinated flight
U.S. Navy Fires Up Hypersonic Rocket Motor, Gets Closer to Flight Test
29 Oct 2021, 22:46 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The recent live-fire test of the U.S. Navy rocket motor brings the common hypersonic missile closer to an actual test flight
NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Encounters Anomaly Ahead of Its Flight 14 on Mars
29 Sep 2021, 20:42 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On September 18th, NASA's Ingenuity little helicopter was supposed to perform its 14th flight on Mars. However, right before its flight, things didn't go well
Roc, the Aircraft With Wings Bigger Than a Football Field, Is Back in the Sky
30 Apr 2021, 07:41 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On Thursday, April 29th, Stratolaunch Model 351 successfully completed its second test flight. It touched down after three hours of testing and maneuvering.
Richard Branson to Launch Himself to Space “In Months”
9 Oct 2018, 14:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Richard Branson believes Virgin Galactic will begin test flights in weeks and he will fly to space within months, not years.