An American Eagle jet set to leave Washington, D.C. for New York on Thursday afternoon clipped wings with another aircraft on the runway at Ronald Reagan National Airport. One of the planes had at least seven members of Congress on board, according to a report from NBC News. No injuries were reported as a result […]
NASA Just Fired up Its Quiet Supersonic Jet—and It Looks Like Pure Speed
NASA just wrapped engine performance tests on its X-59 research aircraft, which the space agency hopes will prove a means of mitigating supersonic aircraft’s odious sonic booms. NASA and Lockheed Martin ran the tests between October and February on the single modified F414-GE-100 engine that will power the aircraft and its subsystems. “We have successfully […]