Advanced Air Vehicles Program
When you’re testing a cutting-edge NASA aircraft, you need specialized tools to conduct tests and capture data –but if those…
Lee esta historia en español aquí. The team behind NASA’s X-59 completed another critical ground test in March, ensuring the…
In the future, aircraft with long, thin wings supported by aerodynamic braces could help airlines save on fuel costs. But…
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic technology demonstrator lit up its single engine on Jan. 22, 2025 to test its afterburner at…
NASA completed the first maximum afterburner engine run test on its X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft on Dec. 12. The…
High school students in Indiana are contributing to NASA’s groundbreaking research to develop quieter, more fuel-efficient aircraft engines. Their learning…
Editor’s note: This article was edited April 16, 2025, to note that the mid-field probe was in development at the…
Upside down can be right side up. That’s what NASA researchers determined for tests of an efficient wing concept that…
Picture yourself at an airport a few decades from now. What does your airliner look like? It’s more efficient, with…
