Airplane flight is one of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century. The invention of the airplane allows people to travel from one side of the planet to the other in less ...

To innovate, to press forward, is often to take risks. Iconic American pilot Chuck Yaeger broke Mach 1 in October 1947, flying the Bell X-1. In an Academy of Achievement interview years later, he said ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin have finally unveiled groundbreaking X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft. The experimental plane is designed to collect vital data that could usher in a new era of commercial ...

Craig Merrett receives funding from the Office of Naval Research and L3Harris. He is affiliated with the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics, and is a licensed professional engineering ...