NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is preparing for its second flight, a step that will set the pace for more flight testing in…

NASA’s Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP) studies, evaluates, and develops technologies and capabilities for new aircraft systems and explores far-future…

New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds overhead — and where you’re hearing them might…

NASA completed the first flight test of a scale-model wing designed to improve laminar flow, reducing drag and lowering fuel costs for future commercial aircraft.  The flight took place Jan.…

While NASA is working with U.S. aviation to explore commercial supersonic technologies, the agency is also looking forward to an…

To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard hardware.…

NASA researchers successfully completed a high-speed taxi test of a scale model of a design that could make future aircraft…

The airliner you board in the future could look a lot different from today’s, with longer, thinner wings that provide…

When flying in certain weather conditions, tiny freezing water droplets floating in the air can pose a risk to aircraft.…

As NASA’s one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches first flight, its team is mapping every step from taxi and…

As we honor the legacy of aviation pioneers this National Aviation Day, NASA’s X-59 is preparing to push the boundaries…

The advanced air mobility industry is currently working to produce novel aircraft ranging from air taxis to autonomous cargo drones,…

As the aviation industry works to develop new air taxis and other electric aircraft made from innovative, lightweight materials, there’s…

In a stretch of California’s Mojave Desert, NASA conducted a full-scale “dress rehearsal” to prepare how it will measure the…

NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility vision involves the skies above the U.S. filled with new types of aircraft, including air taxis.…

A NASA system designed to measure temperature and strain on high-speed vehicles is set to make its first flights at…

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft successfully completed a critical series of tests in which the airplane was put through…

In the future, aircraft with long, thin wings supported by aerodynamic braces could help airlines save on fuel costs. But…

Editor’s note: This article was edited April 16, 2025, to note that the mid-field probe was in development at the…

Upside down can be right side up. That’s what NASA researchers determined for tests of an efficient wing concept that…

Picture yourself at an airport a few decades from now. What does your airliner look like? It’s more efficient, with…

Hybrid-electric cars have been a staple of the road for many years now. Soon that same idea of a part-electric-,…

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation and Fives Machining Systems Inc. have joined 20 other organizations to support NASA’s Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing…

A new custom virtual reality flight simulator built by NASA researchers will allow them to explore how passengers experience air…

Vehicles that travel at hypersonic speeds fly faster than five times the speed of sound. NASA studies the fundamental science…

Technical Challenges (TCs) are finite-duration research and development endeavors supporting the strategic goals of NASA. The Hypersonic Technology project’s Technical…

The Hypersonic Technology project is divided into four research topic areas. The first research topic is system-level design, analysis, and…

Owing to NASA’s Quesst mission and Commercial Supersonic Technology project, there is growing industry interest in commercial aircraft that fly…

NASA, alongside industry, will soon begin designing a new jet engine concept for the next generation of ultra-efficient airliners —…

Several air taxi companies are using a NASA-developed computer software tool to predict aircraft noise and aerodynamic performance. This tool…