Flight Envelope Protection Systems represent a crucial innovation in aerospace engineering, ensuring that aircraft remain within their safe operational limits. These systems integrate advanced control ...

Airbus has expanded the A380's flight envelope to an altitude of 43,000ft (13,100m) and a speed of Mach 0.89 during the initial phase of flight testing. The first series of stalls has been completed, ...

Will the new B-21 stealth bomber effectively carry and release weapons? Will its next-generation stealth technology keep its infrared (IR) signature low and help it evade complex air defenses? Will ...

A hot air balloon was operated on a passenger flight after its pilot conducted a field repair without fully understanding the manufacturer's limits or ...

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) flew its XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned air vehicle (UAV) demonstrator successfully for a fourth time on 23 January. The aircraft, built by Kratos ...

Czech aerospace manufacturer Aero Vodochody has ramped up flight envelope testing of its new L-39NG light jet trainer as it pushes to have the aircraft certified for the third quarter of 2020. Flight ...

The space tourism company Virgin Galactic has put its spaceship of choice through new glide flights and re-entry technology tests in the latest round of workouts for the privately built spaceliner.

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The completion of the Flight Performance Handling & Qualification testing is a key milestone in proving the jet’s airworthiness with consistent performance for the full flight envelope. Sierra Nevada ...

The FAA has cleared SpaceX to conduct a series of Starship-Super Heavy flight tests from Boca Chica Beach, Texas. The license modification, announced Dec. 17, covers flight tests that attempt a launch ...

While it did not recreate the historic Super Heavy booster catch it pulled off last time, SpaceX continued to push the envelope during the sixth test flight of its Starship spacecraft. The largest and ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - FS Academy: Pushing the Envelope Pushing The Envelope is a set of five challenging missions for Microsoft ...