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Two-year flight delay for DARPA X-plane that steers with air bursts
The X-65 plane Aurora Flight Sciences is building for DARPA would use experimental air burst technology to steer, instead of ...
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NGAD X-planes explained: Test aircraft that shaped F-47 as China, Russia advance their designs
The U.S. Air Force’s F-47 program continues to attract attention for many reasons. One often overlooked aspect is its ...
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The Mach 6.7 X-15 ‘Hypersonic Rocket Plane’ Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force
The X-15 was a rocket-powered research aircraft that pushed human flight to the edge of space and deep into the hypersonic ...
Hansen, James R. and Kinney, Jeremy R. 2004. "“Reinventing the Airplane: The Design Revolution in Aerodynamics”." In The Bird is on the Wing: Aerodynamics and the Progress of the American Airplane.
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If you look closely, you'll notice that two nose designs tend to show up on modern passenger planes -- rounded and pointy. So ...
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