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Browsing: Flight Testing
Aura Aero has returned the former VoltAero demonstrator to flight as a testbed for its 19-seat regional aircraft
The Atlas Group will build EL9 airframes for Electra’s flight test and certification program
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
The California company will launch its low-cost Ramjet-X vehicle in mid-air from its reusable Quarterhorse aircraft for high-Mach testing
Deutsche Aircraft has completed the first flights of a landing gear testbed as it advances D328eco certification
Saab has flown the two-seat Gripen F for the first time, beginning the Brazil-bound fighter’s test campaign
NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 has passed 25 test flights ahead of its acoustic validation phase
A new US defense contract will move GE Aerospace’s liquid-fueled hypersonic testbed into full integration and qualification testing
The Bembridge-built aircraft is targeting first flight in September before delivery to the Falkland Islands