NASA’s X-59 plane goes supersonic for the first time

NASA’s experimental X-59 plane is one step closer to making faster-than-sound flight quiet after the aircraft flew supersonic ...
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Today in aviation history: First flight of the Douglas DC-4E

Discover the story of the Douglas DC-4E, the experimental airliner that first flew on June 7, 1938, introducing advanced ...

Hermeus Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 Makes History With First Unmanned Supersonic Flight

Discover how the Hermeus Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 achieved Mach 1.21 in its historic first unmanned supersonic flight. Read the full test flight details now!
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90 Years After Its First Flight, Over 150 Douglas DC-3s Still Fly

Perhaps the most important aircraft in the history of commercial aviation was the Douglas DC-3. This year will mark the 90 th anniversary of the first commercial flight of the DC-3. On June 25, 1936, ...

Almost 60 Years After First Flight, The Boeing 747 Still In Demand

Boeing 747 aircraft are still being sought after as passenger and freighter aircraft, as well as backups for Air Force One, by countries from the United States to Russia.

The Wright Brothers built this plane—and changed the world forever

Orville and Wilbur Wright's original 1903 Flyer made history. But it took them another two years, among crashes and technical glitches, to create the first truly practical airplane.