The Shinden – a tailless aircraft ... of the jet’s designers. The X-29, however, was built. Two Grumman X-29s were built. NASA and the USAF jointly flew the experimental forward-swept wing ...

Throughout the 1950s, aircraft designers around the world began developing a unique aircraft configuration, called a tail-sitter. Unlike conventional airplanes, tail sitting planes rested on their ...

The Sea Vampire made history as the first jet-powered aircraft to land on a carrier in 1945. The UK and US navies developed fighter jets to operate aboard aircraft carriers after World War II.

American aerospace leader continues its centennial celebration with a special showcase during the world’s greatest aviation ...

The decade-long run that ended in the bankruptcy of Eclipse Aviation and continued development of the Eclipse 500 by ...

“This jet really does have a lot of the enabling ... at a future joint flight with both the XB-1 and NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft. The X-59 is designed to minimise the shock wave that ...

One of America’s leading aircraft designers ... But there’s no evidence this experimental jet, still strangely intriguing after all these years, ever got off the ground.

British Airways owner IAG on Friday unveiled plans to buy 71 long-haul aircraft from Airbus and Boeing , sharing a major fleet expansion across the Atlantic a day after Britain and the U.S. announced ...