First images of maiden flight, A350 XWB

Exclusive Interview - World record for longest solar-powered flight

Watch an exclusive video interview patched through to Solar Impulse pilot and designer André Borschberg as he breaks the world record for longest solar-powered flight during the aircraft's trans-American journey

F-35C Formation Flight

For the first time, two Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II carrier variant test aircraft launched together and conducted formation flying at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., April 18, 2012. More >>

Raw cockpit footage taken during a Blue Angels air show

F-35 First Weapons Test on August 8th 2012

On August 8th, an F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft completed the program's first aerial weapons release. The aircraft (BF-3) dropped an inert 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition over an Atlantic test range from an internal weapons bay.

Stratos Very Light Personal Jet

Five days of tests in the University of Washington Kirsten Wind Tunnel has produced positive results for the Stratos Very Light Personal Jet (VLPJ). The one-fifth scale aluminum, polycarbonate, and composite model was subjected to more than 90 runs with focus on airflow over the fuselage, wings, and vertical tail.

Solar Impulse

At the end of June 2009 Solar Impulse will unveil its amazing first sun-powered prototype aircraft: HB-SIA, which will be able to fly day AND night. The June edition of Aerospace Testing International features an exclusive interview with company co-founder, pilot and CEO, André Borschberg who talks about the amazing test project.

Solar Impulse anim 3D (160 mo) © Solarimpulse / EPFL Claudio Leonardi

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