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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 and its partners in the Advanced Composites Consortium gathered at the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, May…
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…
NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is unique – it’s designed to fly faster than the speed of sound, but without causing…
NASA has selected GE Aerospace of Cincinnati to work with the agency’s Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project, which is…
In a collaboration between multiple partners in the aviation industry, NASA is helping determine if the latest advances in aircraft…
Contrails, the lines of clouds from high-flying aircraft that crisscross the skies, are familiar sights, but they may have an…
NASA has released the newest iteration of its vision for aeronautics research activities, and it includes exciting, cutting-edge sustainable aviation…
NASA has made significant progress toward its goal of creating a more fuel-efficient jet engine core for next-generation sustainable commercial…
Curtis Flack (left) and Paul von Hardenberg inspect the ice formation on the spinner of an Advanced Air Mobility proprotor…
NASA will deliver the results to U.S. and international regulators, who will consider new rules that would lift the ban…
NASA has issued $50 million in awards to 14 organizations to develop manufacturing processes and advanced composite materials for aircraft…
No, it’s not hypermodern art. This image from a simulation generated by NASA’s high-performance computers, shows a Transonic Truss Braced…
NASA researchers recently conducted a series of flights to record the sound of jet engines with the goal of using…
NASA researchers recently completed a full-scale crash test of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) concept vehicle at the…
Noise levels are a common concern when the public thinks about the anticipated addition of new aircraft, such as air…
Whether developing new technologies for landing on other planets, improving air travel here at home, or more realistically simulating global…
Scientists from NASA and Boeing recently met near Seattle to test whether an aircraft with engines burning different blends of…
NASA is embarking on a new element of its aeronautics research to revolutionize air travel and help combat climate change.…
A team of NASA researchers are once again using NASA’s DC-8 airborne laboratory to study ice crystals – and more…
Each summer, more than half a million aviation enthusiasts and experts from around the planet descend into a regional airport…
Sustainable aircraft of the future are going to need propulsion systems that can use technology to generate power comparable to…
Lightweight aircraft are needed to reduce the fuel needed for flight and thereby reduce emissions and operating cost. Composite aircraft…
The HiCAM project addresses an aviation industry need for more rapid production of composite aircraft to meet increasing global demand…
