California startup Longshot Space is adapting giant distributed-injection “space guns” to offer high-cadence, fixed-price hypersonic testing-as-a-service
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Hybrid testing, artificial intelligence and data lead the discussion at the Aerospace Test & Development Show 2026’s Open Testing Forum
The founder of the International Test Pilots School on starting at the bottom, why report writing matters as much as flying, and how autonomy is reshaping the test pilot’s role
A guide to the Aerospace Test & Development Show 2026 in Toulouse, where the industry asks whether verification can keep up with commercial aviation, defense and space demand
A biomechanical feedback loop in the Bell 525’s fly-by-wire controls turned a routine engine-failure test into a fatal in-flight breakup
DARPA’s SPRINT program and Bell’s stop-fold X-76 aim to combine helicopter-style vertical take-off with jet-speed cruise – no runway required
Fifty years on, German-Dutch wind tunnel operator DNW is busier than ever, proving that physical testing still beats CFD where it matters most in modern aerospace
Digital inspection methods are detecting material defects earlier and predicting failures before they occur
As EASA extends safety management system rules to production, tier one supplier FACC shows how they embed safety and lift quality on the factory floor
Component makers and restorers are using non-destructive testing and modern manufacturing to build Spitfire parts stronger than the wartime originals