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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Bell X-1
On this day in aviation history, January 19, 1946, the Bell X-1 high-speed research aircraft, made its first flight. While ...
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The Bell X-1 Jet Had Exactly One Defining Feature
The X-1 was first flown on glide tests, in Florida, after being dropped from a B-29 at 29,000 feet. It wasn’t until information collected during the glide tests was processed, and adjustments were ...
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Maybe the NGAD Program Isn’t Dead Yet
The fact that the DoD raised the ceiling costs for the engines would suggest that the program may not be as "paused" as previously reported.
Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to air traffic controllers
Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and ...
Boom’s supersonic test plane breaks the sound barrier for the first time
On its 12th test flight, the Boom XB-1 prototype broke the sound barrier three times and achieved a top speed of Mach 1.1.
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First private-built supersonic plane smashes sound barrier
Boom Supersonic has gone, well, supersonic, its XB-1 prototype breaking the sound barrier today in the skies over the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. With Chief Test Pilot Tristan Brandenburg ...