Flight Envelope Protection Systems represent a crucial innovation in aerospace engineering, ensuring that aircraft remain within their safe operational limits. These systems integrate advanced control ...

United Aircraft has conducted a second test flight with the Russian-powered Yakovlev Superjet 100, to expand the operating envelope. The twinjet has been fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-8 engines as a ...

The completion of the Flight Performance Handling & Qualification testing is a key milestone in proving the jet’s airworthiness with consistent performance for the full flight envelope. Sierra Nevada ...

Image from one of Midnight’s recent flight tests in the UAE. Archer's Midnight eVTOL aircraft as it takes off during one of its recent flight tests in the UAE. As part of Archer’s ongoing Launch ...

In 2024, Wisk obtained a G-1 Stage 2 issue paper for the Gen 6, which laid out the airworthiness standards and environmental ...

This milestone builds on four years of flight testing which began in 2019, including two years of full-scale flight testing of Archer’s Maker aircraft Midnight’s flight envelope is on track to rapidly ...

Owing to its obvious lack of aerodynamics, the B-2’s flight envelope is fairly narrow—but within it, the bomber is designed to be gentle and responsive. The B-2 Spirit is one of the most ...

The FAA has cleared SpaceX to conduct a series of Starship-Super Heavy flight tests from Boca Chica Beach, Texas. The license modification, announced Dec. 17, covers flight tests that attempt a launch ...

Schiebel has completed the first CAMCOPTER S-300 flight test campaign in France, marking an important milestone in the ...

The quest to fly faster and higher has characterized the history of airplane development. Developed in the late 1950's, the X-15 still holds the record for top speed and highest altitude attained by ...