These are an ongoing series of extraordinary aircraft existing at the extreme cutting edge of technology. The “X-planes” are radical, often bizarre, machines that push the boundaries of what is ...

Aviation, as humanity has been experiencing for the past 120 years or so, means an aircraft needs engines to take off and fly, wings to keep it in the air, and physical control surfaces (stabilizers, ...

It's not set in stone yet, but the date when NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft will finally take off is fast approaching. The space agency already informed us on the most important ...

Lightweight fighter aircraft with no pilots could support conventional military missions while being easier to launch and recover. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

‘Years ahead’ is an easy narrative to pitch when only one party is willing to roll out its prototypes. The Chinese tailless design J-36 has been caught on film numerous times during flight testing, ...

DARPA's X-65, that replaces conventional aircraft flight controls with puffs of air, is coming together at Boeing subsidiary Aurora’s Bridgeport, West Virginia facility. The fuselage is taking shape ...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has signaled a desire to revitalize the agency’s aeronautics program, calling for more experimental X-planes. “I’d love to see an expanded X-plane portfolio,” ...