Skyryse FlightOS and the universal fly-by-wire system that wants to make any aircraft flyable by anyone
Skyryse's FlightOS retrofits fly-by-wire controls into existing helicopters, aiming to reduce fatal accidents caused by loss of control.
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Aviation Technology
Faster, smarter, more capable. The technology rewriting the aircraft of the next decade.
Some of the most consequential aircraft engineering of the next decade isn’t electric.
Supersonic commercial flight is back on the engineering roadmap. Autonomous systems are working their way into general aviation cockpits, not just airline ones. Composite manufacturing has gotten cheap enough to retrofit airframes that used to be all aluminum. Universal fly-by-wire is being pitched as a way to make any airplane flyable by any pilot.
This is Vector’s room when the conversation isn’t about avionics or electric propulsion specifically. The category is wide on purpose - aviation technology is the catch for the bleeding-edge work that doesn’t fit anywhere else and matters anyway.
When NASA’s X-59 makes its first community overflight, we cover what the data says about the sonic boom problem. When Boom Overture moves into flight test, we read the technical fact sheet, not the press release. When Skyryse claims their system can land any airplane, we look at the certification path.
Engineering, sourced. Vendor claims, footnoted. Hype, rejected.
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NASA's X fifty-nine Quesst and the return of supersonic commercial flight
NASA's X-59 Quesst aims to reshape sonic booms into quiet thumps, potentially ending the 50-year ban on overland supersonic flight.
VectorSix active fighter jets still breaking Mach two in twenty twenty-six
Six operational fighter jets can still exceed Mach 2 in 2026, even as newer stealth designs trade speed for survivability.
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The Ravn X Rolls Out - Aevum's Space Launch Drone Wakes Up at Long Beach
Aevum's autonomous 80-foot Ravn X air-launch vehicle completed taxi tests at Long Beach Airport in September 2026, marking a visible milestone for autonomous aviation at public airports.
TowerThe NASA X-59 QueSST, the Fifty-Year Overland Supersonic Ban, and the Engineering Bet That Could Rewrite the Rules of Commercial Flight
NASA's X-59 QueSST flew for the first time in January 2024, targeting a sonic boom quiet enough to rewrite the 50-year-old U.S. overland supersonic ban.
VectorThe RNAV Runway One Eight at Gulfport-Biloxi, the LPV Decision Altitude, and Why WAAS Changed the Minimums Game for General Aviation
The WAAS-enabled LPV approach delivers ILS-equivalent minimums - 200 feet and ¾-mile visibility - at thousands of airports that never had ground-based navigation infrastructure.
TowerApproach Chart Symbols - What Every IFR Pilot Must Know Cold
Master the approach plate symbols every IFR pilot must recognize instantly - from the Maltese cross FAF marker to RNAV waypoint flags and the critical T and A triangles.
TowerGE Aerospace, the Derecho Program, and the Race to Build an Air-Breathing Mach Five Test Vehicle
The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit has contracted GE Aerospace to develop Derecho, an air-launched hypersonic test vehicle designed to reach Mach 5.
TowerReliable Robotics, the Autonomous Cessna Caravan, and the Certification Path That Could Put Cargo Aviation's Left Seat Out of a Job
Reliable Robotics has been flying an autonomous Cessna 208 Caravan since 2021 - here's the certification path, the engineering challenges, and what it means for cargo pilots.
VectorProtecting the Runway: Airport Advocacy and the Long Game at DeKalb-Peachtree
DeKalb County formally recognized pilot Larry Scheinpflug for years of advisory board service at PDK - a model for how GA airports survive growth pressure.
TowerBoom Supersonic, the XB-1 Demonstrator, and the Engineering Bet That Says Overture Can Solve What Killed Concorde
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 broke Mach 1 in January 2024, validating key aerodynamics - but the uncertified Symphony engine remains the single open variable in Overture's commercial viability.
VectorThe X-37B, the Space Force's Autonomous Spaceplane, and What Seven Orbital Missions Teach Aviation About Landing Without a Pilot
The X-37B spaceplane has executed fully autonomous runway landings from orbital velocity across seven missions, building the most demanding autonomous landing dataset in aerospace history.
VectorReliable Robotics, the Autonomous Cessna Caravan, and the Cargo-First Bet That Could Put Pilotless Aircraft in the National Airspace Before Anyone Was Ready
Reliable Robotics is flying autonomous Cessna Caravans on real cargo routes under FAA oversight - and most pilots don't know it's happening.
VectorThe Stratolaunch Roc, Paul Allen's Twin-Fuselage Giant, and the Air-Launch Logic That Has Never Gone Away
The Stratolaunch Roc - the world's widest aircraft at 385 feet - has found its mission as a reusable hypersonic test platform after pivoting away from orbital launch.
VectorSkyryse, Fly-By-Wire in the R66, and the FAA Question About What Pilots Feel When the Mechanical Link Disappears
The FAA has issued proposed special conditions for Skyryse's fly-by-wire retrofit of the Robinson R66, forcing a fundamental question: can pilots safely fly without mechanical feedback?
TowerThe NASA X-59, the Quiet Supersonic Demonstrator, and the Rule Change That Could Open the American Sky to Supersonic Flight Again
NASA's X-59 QueSST completed its first flight on January 24, 2024, launching a program aimed at replacing the 50-year US ban on supersonic overland civil flight with a noise-based standard.
VectorReliable Robotics, the Cessna Two Oh Eight Caravan, and the Autonomous Cargo Certification That Doesn't Need a New Airplane to Change Everything
Reliable Robotics is pursuing FAA Part 135 certification to fly the Cessna 208 Caravan autonomously for cargo, with FedEx as a partner and commercial routes likely 3-5 years out.
VectorThe NASA X-59 QueSST, the Low-Boom Supersonic Demonstrator Built to Rewrite the Regulation That Has Grounded Overland Supersonic Aviation for Fifty Years
NASA's X-59 QueSST flew for the first time in January 2024, built to prove overland supersonic flight no longer has to produce a sonic boom.
VectorThe Airbus Normal Law, the Flight Envelope Protection, and the Question of Who Is Really Flying the Airplane
Airbus's normal law system prevents pilots from exceeding flight envelope limits automatically - a proven safety advance that also fundamentally changed who has final authority over the aircraft.
VectorAIR's Eight-Motor Cargo UAS and What Five Hundred Fifty Pounds of Drone Means for the Sky You Share
AIR integrates Elmo servo drives into its 550-lb, eight-motor cargo UAS - a quiet engineering step with significant implications for certification and shared airspace.
TowerStratolaunch, Roc, and the Talon A - the Widest Airplane Ever Built Turned Into a Runway for Hypersonic Flight
How Stratolaunch turned Roc, the widest airplane ever built, into a reusable hypersonic test platform flying Talon A vehicles past Mach 5.
VectorBoom Supersonic's XB-1 Breaks the Sound Barrier Over Mojave and the Boomless Cruise Bet to Bring Civil Supersonic Flight Back
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 broke the sound barrier over Mojave with no boom reaching the ground - here's what it means for civil supersonic flight.
TowerReliable Robotics, the Uncrewed Cessna Caravan, and the Startup Betting That the Fastest Path to Autonomy Isn't a New Airplane at All
Reliable Robotics flew an empty Cessna Caravan by automating the pilot's job - not building a new aircraft - betting cargo leads aviation's autonomous future.
VectorJetZero, the Z-Four, and the Blended Wing Body Bet That Wants to Throw Out the Tube Fuselage Airliners Have Flown for Seventy Years
JetZero's Z-4 blended wing body promises up to 50% less fuel burn, with a full-scale demonstrator targeted for 2027 and passengers in the mid-2030s.
VectorBoom Supersonic, the XB-1 Demonstrator, and Boomless Cruise, the Physics Trick That Might Finally Make Fast Airplanes Legal Over Land
How Boom Supersonic's XB-1 and 'boomless cruise' physics could finally make supersonic flight legal over land.
VectorThe CFM RISE Open Fan, the Engine With No Cowling, and the Bet That the Ducted Turbofan Has Hit Its Limit
CFM's RISE open fan ditches the engine cowling to cut fuel burn 20%, betting the ducted turbofan has hit its efficiency ceiling.
VectorStratolaunch, the Roc, and the Widest Airplane Ever Built Turning Into a Runway in the Sky for Hypersonic Flight
Inside Stratolaunch's Roc, the widest airplane ever built, and how it became a reusable runway in the sky for hypersonic flight testing.
VectorJetZero, the Z4 Blended Wing Body, and the Airplane That Deletes the Line Between Wing and Fuselage
JetZero's Z4 blended wing body promises up to 50% less fuel burn by making the whole airframe a wing - here's why it might finally work.
VectorJetZero, the Blended Wing Body, and the Bet That the Tube-and-Wing Airliner Has Finally Run Out of Room
Radio Hangar explores JetZero, the Blended Wing Body, and the Bet That the Tube-and-Wing Airliner Has Finally Run Out of Room.
VectorStratolaunch, the Roc, and the Three Hundred Eighty-Five Foot Wingspan Built to Drop a Hypersonic Airplane at the Edge of the Sky
Stratolaunch's Roc, the largest-wingspan aircraft ever flown, now drops reusable Talon-A vehicles into hypersonic flight for U.S. defense testing.
VectorBoom XB-1, Boomless Cruise, and the Mojave Flight That Made America Supersonic Again Without Rattling a Single Window
Boom's XB-1 flew supersonic without a sonic boom reaching the ground - here's how Mach cutoff works and what it means for supersonic travel.
VectorStratolaunch, Roc, and the Three-Hundred-Eighty-Five-Foot Wingspan Built to Drop a Hypersonic Rocket Off Its Belly
Roc, the world's largest airplane by wingspan, was built to launch satellites but now drops hypersonic test vehicles for the US military.
VectorJetZero, the Z-4 Blended Wing Body, and the Tube-and-Wing Airplane the Air Force Is Betting Fifty Years Late
Radio Hangar explores JetZero, the Z-4 Blended Wing Body, and the Tube-and-Wing Airplane the Air Force Is Betting Fifty Years Late.
VectorBoom Supersonic's XB-1, the Symphony Engine, and the Startup Trying to Build a Supersonic Airliner Nobody Else Would Touch
How Boom Supersonic's XB-1 broke the sound barrier over the US - and why the Symphony engine will decide whether Overture ever flies.
VectorThe Stratolaunch Roc, the Widest Wing Ever Built, and Air-Launching the Talon Hypersonic Off the Back of a Twin-Fuselage Giant
How the Stratolaunch Roc, the widest airplane ever built, became a reusable runway in the sky for hypersonic test flights.
VectorThe BRRRRT Act's Full Text and the Plan to Keep the A-10 Warthog Recoverable
The BRRRRT Act's full text reveals a plan to keep A-10 Warthogs recoverable, study allied transfers, and test autonomous tech.
TowerJetZero, the Blended Wing Body, and the Airliner Shaped Like a Manta Ray That Wants to Cut Fuel Burn in Half
JetZero's blended wing body promises up to 50% less fuel burn, but certification - not aerodynamics - is the real hurdle before it carries passengers.
VectorThe NASA X-59 and the Quiet Supersonic Bet to Turn the Sonic Boom Into a Thump
NASA's X-59 aims to soften the sonic boom into a quiet 'thump' and overturn the 1973 ban on overland supersonic flight.
VectorStratolaunch's Roc, the Three-Hundred-Eighty-Five-Foot Twin-Fuselage Airplane Built to Air-Launch to Space and Now Flying America's Fastest Test Vehicles
How Stratolaunch's Roc, the world's largest airplane, pivoted from orbital rockets to launching America's fastest hypersonic test vehicles.
VectorJetZero's Z-Four, the Blended-Wing-Body Demonstrator Betting That the Airliner of the Future Doesn't Have a Fuselage at All
JetZero's Z-4 blended-wing-body demonstrator promises up to 30-50% fuel savings - here's the engineering, the funding, and the real timeline.
VectorThe C-17 That Came Back - How the Air Force Repaired a Globemaster No Vendor Could Fix
The Air Force repaired a C-17 no vendor could fix, fabricating unobtainable structural parts in a first-of-its-kind return to flight.
TowerStratolaunch, the Roc, and the Twin-Fuselage Giant That Traded Rockets for a Reusable Hypersonic Testbed
The Stratolaunch Roc, the largest-wingspan aircraft ever flown, now serves as a reusable hypersonic testbed after its orbital-launch mission failed.
VectorSkyryse, SkyOS, and the One-Stick Bet That the Hardest Aircraft to Fly Should Become the Easiest
Skyryse's SkyOS replaces helicopter controls with a single stick and fly-by-wire, aiming to make rotorcraft dramatically safer and easier to fly.
VectorBoom Supersonic's XB-1, the Symphony Engine, and Whether a Startup Can Really Bring the Passenger Jet Back Through the Sound Barrier
Radio Hangar explores Boom Supersonic's XB-1, the Symphony Engine, and Whether a Startup Can Really Bring the Passenger Jet Back Through the Sound Barrier.
VectorBoom Supersonic's XB-1, Boomless Cruise, and the Real Engineering Fight to Put a Civil Supersonic Jet Back in the Sky
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 broke the sound barrier in 2025, but the engine, economics, and 1973 rulebook are the real barriers to civil supersonic flight.
VectorThe Stratolaunch Roc, the Widest Airplane Ever Built, and the Talon-A Hypersonic Runway It Flies to the Edge of Space
Stratolaunch's Roc, the widest airplane ever built at 385 feet, now air-launches the Talon-A hypersonic vehicle past Mach 5.
VectorJetZero and the Blended Wing Body, the Airplane Shaped Like One Big Wing That Wants to Burn Half the Fuel
JetZero's blended wing body aims to cut airliner fuel burn by up to 50% using shape alone - here's how it works and when it might fly.
VectorThe X-59 Quesst, NASA and Lockheed's Long-Nosed Demonstrator Built to Turn the Sonic Boom Into a Thump and Overturn a Fifty-Year Ban
NASA and Lockheed's X-59 Quesst turns the sonic boom into a soft thump, aiming to overturn the 1973 ban on supersonic flight over land.
VectorHermeus and the Chimera Engine, the Turbojet That Turns Into a Ramjet in Flight, and the Long Road From Mach Five on a Test Stand to a Passenger Someday
Radio Hangar explores Hermeus and the Chimera Engine, the Turbojet That Turns Into a Ramjet in Flight, and the Long Road From Mach Five on a Test Stand to a Passenger Someday.
VectorFAA Awards Eight Hundred Seventy Million Dollars for Airport Infrastructure and What It Means for Your Home Field
The FAA is awarding $870 million in airport infrastructure grants - here's what it means for the general aviation fields you actually fly.
TowerStratolaunch's Roc and the Talon-A, the Six-Engine Twin-Fuselage Giant That Air-Drops a Reusable Hypersonic Testbed Over the Pacific
Radio Hangar explores Stratolaunch's Roc and the Talon-A, the Six-Engine Twin-Fuselage Giant That Air-Drops a Reusable Hypersonic Testbed Over the Pacific.
VectorReliable Robotics and the Robotic Cargo Caravan, the Fly-by-Wire Retrofit That Aims to Put a Remotely Piloted Cessna Into the Freight Network
Reliable Robotics is retrofitting the Cessna 208 Caravan with fly-by-wire automation to create a remotely piloted freighter for cargo routes.
VectorJetZero's Blended Wing Body, the Z-Four Demonstrator, and Why Burying the Cabin Inside the Wing Buys You Half the Fuel but Fights Everything We Know About Boarding and Evacuating an Airliner
JetZero's blended wing body promises half the fuel burn, but pressurization and 90-second evacuation are the real obstacles to a flying airliner.
VectorBoom Supersonic's X B One, the First Civil Jet to Break the Sound Barrier in Fifty Years, and the Boomless Cruise That Could Bring Supersonic Flight Back Over Land
Boom's XB-1 broke the sound barrier over Mojave, and a 'boomless cruise' breakthrough could end the 50-year overland supersonic ban.
VectorTurkey's Kaan Fighter, the Second Prototype Rolls, and What a Home-Built Fifth Generation Jet Means for the Global Fighter Map
Turkey's Kaan fifth-gen fighter began taxi trials with its second prototype on July 31, 2026, signaling a serious step toward first flight.
TowerJetZero, the Blended Wing Body, and the Fifty-Percent Fuel Cut That Boeing Sketched for Sixty Years but Never Built
JetZero's blended wing body aims to cut airliner fuel burn up to 50% - here's whether the claim and timeline hold up.
VectorSingapore's Exploratory Look at GCAP and What a Sixth-Generation Fighter Coalition Is Really Building
Singapore has opened exploratory talks to join GCAP, the UK-Italy-Japan sixth-generation fighter program, one week after Canada joined as observer.
TowerAirbus Fly-By-Wire, Flight Envelope Protection, and the Control Laws That Decide How Much the Computer Will Let You Do
Radio Hangar explores Airbus Fly-By-Wire, Flight Envelope Protection, and the Control Laws That Decide How Much the Computer Will Let You Do.
VectorNASA's X Fifty-Nine, the Quiet Supersonic Demonstrator Built to Turn the Boom Into a Thump and Overturn a Fifty-Year-Old Ban
NASA's X-59 aims to replace the sonic boom with a quiet 'thump' and overturn a 50-year U.S. ban on supersonic flight over land.
VectorJetZero, the Blended Wing Body, and the Fifty-Percent Fuel Cut That Wants to Erase the Line Between the Wing and the Fuselage
Radio Hangar explores JetZero, the Blended Wing Body, and the Fifty-Percent Fuel Cut That Wants to Erase the Line Between the Wing and the Fuselage.
VectorBoom Supersonic's XB-1, Boomless Cruise, and the Mach Cutoff Physics That Could Put Supersonic Flight Back Over Land
Boom's XB-1, a new FAA noise standard, and Mach cutoff physics could finally return supersonic flight to the skies over land.
VectorProject Bowline, the Mach Five Target Drone, and Britain's Twenty Million Pound Bet on Hitting a Missile That Moves a Mile a Second
The UK's £20M Project Bowline funds a Mach 5 target drone so British air defenses can practice intercepting real hypersonic threats.
TowerJetZero, the Blended-Wing-Body Demonstrator, and the Airplane That Hides Its Fuselage Inside the Wing
JetZero's full-scale blended wing body demonstrator aims to fly by 2027 and cut airliner fuel burn by up to 50 percent.
VectorThe Mothership and Air-Launch to Orbit - Stratolaunch's Roc, the Six-Engine Giant That Turns a Runway Into a Spaceport, Told From the Innovation Hangars at Oshkosh
How Stratolaunch's Roc, the world's largest-wingspan aircraft, turns a runway into a spaceport through air-launch.
VectorThe Supersonic Modernization Act and the Senate's Move to Retire America's Fifty-Year Ban on Civil Supersonic Flight
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced S.1759 to end the 1973 ban on overland civil supersonic flight, tied to a no-boom standard.
TowerThe First Polish F Thirty-Five Flies at Cameri and What Europe's Second Lightning Line Really Means
Poland's first F-35, built in Italy at the Cameri FACO, completed its first flight - signaling Europe's growing role in fighter production and sustainment.
TowerThe X Fifty-Nine and NASA's Quest to Turn the Sonic Boom Into a Thump
NASA's X-59 aims to replace the sonic boom with a quiet 'thump,' reopening overland supersonic flight banned since 1973.
VectorStratolaunch, the Roc, and the Return of Air-Launch as America Chases Reusable Hypersonic Flight
How Stratolaunch's giant Roc aircraft and reusable Talon-A vehicle revived air-launch to close America's hypersonic testing gap.
VectorJetZero and the Blended Wing Body Bet to Rewrite the Shape of the Airliner
JetZero's blended wing body aims to cut airliner fuel burn by up to 50%, backed by a $235M Air Force contract - here's the promise and the hurdles.
VectorAirbus DragonFly and the A Three Fifty That Can Land Itself When Both Pilots Go Quiet
Airbus DragonFly is an A350 demonstrator that can divert and land itself if both pilots are incapacitated - here's how it works and what's next.
VectorThe Boom Overture and the Case for Commercial Supersonic's Second Act
Boom Supersonic is closer than any company since Concorde to reviving commercial supersonic travel, but financing gaps and an aggressive 2029 timeline warrant careful scrutiny.
VectorBoom Supersonic's XB-1 and the Case for Commercial Supersonic's Second Chance
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 broke Mach 1 on private funding in early 2024, reigniting the case for commercial supersonic travel after the Concorde's 2003 retirement.
VectorThe NASA X-59 QueSST: The Quiet Supersonic Aircraft and the Fifty-Year Ban It Was Built to Break
NASA's X-59 QueSST flew for the first time in January 2024, built specifically to generate the acoustic data needed to challenge the FAA's 50-year ban on overland supersonic flight.
VectorFlying the RNAV GPS RWY Eighteen Approach at KGPT: An LPV Walkthrough
A complete walkthrough of the RNAV GPS Runway 18 LPV approach at KGPT, covering avionics requirements, glidepath technique, and decision altitude discipline.
TowerClimb Via vs. Climb And Maintain: The SID Clearance That Trips Up Instrument Pilots
'Climb via' and 'climb and maintain' are not interchangeable SID clearances - one hands you the full procedure, the other replaces your altitude profile but leaves speed restrictions intact.
TowerNormal Law: The Airbus Fly-By-Wire Philosophy and the Question of Who Actually Flies the Airplane
Under Airbus Normal Law, the flight computer prevents pilots from commanding a stall or exceeding structural limits - here is what that means for safety, authority, and pilot skill.
VectorHermeus and the Chimera Engine: The Atlanta Startup Aiming for Mach Five Commercial Flight
Atlanta startup Hermeus is developing the Chimera combined-cycle engine targeting Mach 5 commercial flight, which would cut New York-to-London transit time to roughly 90 minutes.
VectorGCAP and Edgewing: Three Nations, Four Point Six Billion Pounds, and the Sixth-Generation Fighter Taking Shape
The UK, Italy, and Japan awarded a £4.6 billion contract to Edgewing on July 3, 2026, moving GCAP from concept to engineering reality.
TowerThe Reaction Engines SABRE and the Precooled Engine That Could Fly to Orbit
Reaction Engines' SABRE engine solved the core thermodynamic barrier to air-breathing orbital flight - and the proof survived the company that built it.
VectorBoom Supersonic's Overture and the four cost walls that killed Concorde
Boom Supersonic's Overture must clear four financial hurdles that grounded Concorde - here's an honest accounting of where each one stands.
TowerBoom Overture - The Case for Commercial Supersonic and the Open Questions That Still Remain
Boom Supersonic's Overture airliner targets Mach 1.7 cruise and a 2030 entry into service - the most credible commercial supersonic program since Concorde retired in 2003.
VectorBoeing's F-47 - What the Tailless Canard Design Reveals About the Next Era of Air Combat
Boeing's F-47 NGAD fighter has been spotted over Nevada with a reported tailless canard design that signals a fundamental shift in American fighter aerodynamics.
TowerHow a Workshare Dispute Between Dassault and Airbus Killed Europe's 116 Billion Dollar Sixth-Generation Fighter
Europe's €116 billion FCAS sixth-generation fighter program collapsed after nine years - not from technical failure, but from an unresolved workshare dispute between Dassault and Airbus.
TowerHermeus and the Chimera - The Engine That Has to Change What It Is at Mach Three
Hermeus is developing the Chimera turbine-based combined cycle engine to power a Mach 5 passenger aircraft by solving the hardest propulsion problem in modern aerospace.
VectorThe Aeroflex Eviction and the New Jersey Pilots Fighting to Stay
Pilots at Aeroflex-Andover Airport in New Jersey are fighting eviction notices from the state Forest Fire Service, with AOPA citing federal grant assurance protections.
TowerThe X-65 and the Aircraft That Flies Without Moving Its Wings
DARPA's X-65 reached a key assembly milestone in June 2026 as its fuselage was mated to wings that carry no ailerons, rudder, or elevators - only pressurized air.
TowerThe Stratolaunch Roc and the Talon-A - The World's Largest Airplane as a Hypersonic Test Platform
The Stratolaunch Roc - the world's largest operational aircraft - serves as a reusable launch platform for hypersonic test vehicles, accelerating U.S. defense research at lower cost per flight.
VectorRobinson and Skyryse Team Up on an Uncrewed R Sixty-Six - The Trainer That Flew You to Solo Is Going to War
Robinson Helicopter and Skyryse announced an autonomous uncrewed R66 for the defense market on June 24, 2026 - a milestone for the rotorcraft industry.
TowerBoom Supersonic, the XB-1 demonstrator, and the bet that you can build a Concorde without a country behind you
How Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first American civil jet to break the sound barrier - and why the real test is the engine.
VectorBoom Supersonic's Overture and why the next supersonic airliner looks nothing like Concorde
Boom Supersonic's Overture differs from Concorde in speed, materials, engines, and wing design thanks to 30 years of technological advancement.
TowerBoom Supersonic and the XB-1 demonstrator that just proved a startup can break the sound barrier
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator proved a startup can build and fly a supersonic jet - now the real challenge begins with Overture.
VectorThe North American F-hundred Super Sabre and the first production fighter to go supersonic in level flight on May twenty-fifth, nineteen fifty-three
The F-100 Super Sabre became the first production fighter to exceed Mach 1 in level flight on May 25, 1953, changing military aviation forever.
TaildraggerRussia's Checkmate and why the country that flew a sixth-gen fighter first may now be a decade behind
Russia flew a sixth-gen demonstrator first but sanctions and industrial gaps may leave it a decade behind the US, UK, Japan, and allies.
TowerDetect and avoid and the sensor fusion problem standing between autonomous aircraft and the open sky
Detect and avoid technology requires fusing radar, cameras, and ADS-B data to replace human see-and-avoid capability for autonomous aircraft.
VectorBoom Supersonic and the Overture airliner chasing Mach one point seven without the Concorde's mistakes
Boom Supersonic's Overture aims to bring back supersonic travel at Mach 1.7, but its success hinges entirely on the unproven Symphony engine.
VectorJetZero and the blended wing body aircraft that could cut airliner fuel burn in half
JetZero's blended wing body aircraft could cut airliner fuel burn by 25-50%, with a full-scale prototype funded by the Air Force expected to fly in 2027.
VectorShield AI and the Hivemind software turning drones into autonomous wingmen
Shield AI's Hivemind software turns drones into autonomous wingmen that fly without GPS or comms links, reshaping military and civilian aviation.
VectorHermeus and the Mach five aircraft that could cross the Atlantic in ninety minutes
Hermeus is building a Mach 5 aircraft to cross the Atlantic in 90 minutes, and they've already put test hardware in the air.
VectorThe XB-70 Valkyrie mid-air collision and the photo shoot that killed two pilots at Mach three's doorstep
The 1968 XB-70 Valkyrie mid-air collision killed two pilots during a routine GE publicity photo shoot over the Mojave Desert.
TaildraggerHermeus and the Mach five reusable aircraft that wants to make hypersonic flight routine
Hermeus is building a Mach 5 reusable aircraft using combined-cycle propulsion, with military contracts funding the path to eventual commercial hypersonic flight.
VectorThe F-35's Automated Departure Resistance System and the spin-proof fifth-generation fighter
The F-35's Automated Departure Resistance System makes the jet essentially spin-proof, and the technology is trickling down to general aviation.
TowerBoom Supersonic and the XB-1 demonstrator that has to prove supersonic flight can pay for itself
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator is flying but the startup still faces massive engine, regulatory, and economic hurdles before Overture can enter service.
VectorThe NASA X-fifty-nine Quesst and the sonic thump that could rewrite the rules of supersonic flight
NASA's X-59 Quesst aircraft aims to replace the supersonic flight ban with a noise standard by proving sonic booms can be reduced to a quiet thump.
VectorHermeus and the Mach five airplane that wants to make New York to London a ninety-minute commute
Hermeus Corporation is building a Mach 5 combined-cycle engine to make New York to London a 90-minute flight - here's where they actually stand.
VectorThe GE Aerospace Catalyst turboprop and the first clean-sheet engine design general aviation has seen in half a century
The GE Aerospace Catalyst is the first clean-sheet turboprop engine for general aviation in 50 years, promising 16% better fuel efficiency.
VectorMerlin Labs and the autonomous flight AI that wants to turn every airplane into a self-flying machine
Merlin Labs is building a retrofit autonomy system that has already flown King Air turboprops with zero human intervention.
VectorBoom Supersonic's XB-one demonstrator and the flight test campaign chasing Mach one
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator is deep into supersonic flight testing at Mojave, generating real data for the Overture airliner program.
VectorEthiopian Airlines firms up six more Boeing seven eighty-nine Dreamliners and what it means for African aviation
Ethiopian Airlines orders six more Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, reinforcing its position as Africa's largest Dreamliner operator.
TowerReliable Robotics and the race to certify autonomous cargo planes
Reliable Robotics is pursuing FAA certification to fly unmanned Cessna Caravans for cargo, using remote pilots and triple-redundant systems.
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