Gulfstream's G400 hit a critical certification milestone with its first cabin-equipped test flights and a city-pair speed record ahead of NBAA-BACE.
TowerThe North American X-15 flew 199 missions to the edge of space, generating engineering data that still shapes modern aircraft and commercial spaceflight regulation.
VectorThe X-15 set the all-time air speed record of Mach 6.72 in 1967, and its thermal, control, and reentry data directly shaped Apollo, the Space Shuttle, and every hypersonic vehicle in development today.
VectorThe Stratolaunch Roc - with its 385-foot wingspan - is now actively flying hypersonic research missions, recovering test vehicles intact for the first time in decades.
VectorNASA's X-57 Maxwell never flew, but its 14-motor electric design de-risked distributed propulsion for the entire eVTOL industry.
VectorPancho Barnes broke speed records, organized Hollywood stunt pilots, and built the legendary bar where test pilots gathered after breaking the sound barrier.
TaildraggerThe five longest US military runways stretch over two miles each, built for space shuttles, nuclear bombers, and experimental aircraft.
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