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NASA completed the first flight test of a scale-model wing designed to improve laminar flow, reducing drag and lowering fuel costs for future commercial aircraft. The flight took place Jan.…
To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard hardware.…
NASA researchers successfully completed a high-speed taxi test of a scale model of a design that could make future aircraft…
Through a drone flight test at NASA’s Ames Research Center, researchers tested a blockchain-based system for protecting flight data. The…
The airliner you board in the future could look a lot different from today’s, with longer, thinner wings that provide…
Editor’s Note: This article was updated on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, to clarify the research done by ATM-X and ACERO.…
Picture this: You’re just about done with a transoceanic flight, and the tracker in your seat-back screen shows you approaching…
NASA is helping shape the future of urban air travel with a new simulation that will manage how electric air…
When flying in certain weather conditions, tiny freezing water droplets floating in the air can pose a risk to aircraft.…
