The X-29 was one of the most bizarre aircraft ever built—a jet with forward-swept wings that seemed to fly backward. Designed ...

Not every experimental jet fighter made by the U.S. military would go on to reach production, for any number of reasons.

Every year, thousands of kids and adults learn to fold and fly paper airplanes at both the National Mall building and the ...

NASA has tested some of the strangest aircraft designs in history, but few are as bizarre as the oblique wing aircraft—an experimental plane with one forward-swept wing and one backward-swept wing.

When the experimental XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic speeds on a test flight, it did not create a disruptive sonic boom – ...

Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone last month when its XB-1 prototype became the first civil aircraft to break the ...

John Wyzykowski joins from Lilium, bringing significant eVTOL technical experience TORONTO, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ: HOVR), doing business as Horizon Aircraft ...

While V6 and V8 engines are often associated with muscle cars, the origin of the "V" orientation engine actually didn't start ...

The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and final test flight, which lifted off Monday from the Mojave ...

I shudder when I hear someone say, ‘If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.’ It’s an excuse for sloth and would have caused Murphy ...

Scientists have discovered that the secrets to pterosaur success lie in the microscopic architecture of their bones.

The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of ...