The world of experimental self-built aircraft is full of oddities, but perhaps the most eye-catching of all is the JD-2 “Dyke Delta” designed and built by [John Dyke] in the 1960s. Built to ...

NASA's Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic ...

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The Su-27LL-PS was an experimental variant of the Su-27 fighter aircraft designed to test advanced thrust vectoring technologies. It featured a two-dimensional thrust-vectoring nozzle system ...

The Sea Vampire made history as the first jet-powered aircraft to land on a carrier in 1945. The UK and US navies developed fighter jets to operate aboard aircraft carriers after World War II.

When the British experimental jet fighter touched down on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ocean nearly eight decades ago, it wasn't just a historic landing — it was a giant leap in naval ...

The firm - whose aerospace headquarters are based in Derby - said the plane reached a top speed of 387.4 mph (623 km/h) during test runs at an experimental aircraft testing site. It is thought to ...

In order to position Germany as a location for the future of unmanned aviation the German Aerospace Center is intensifying research in this area. The National Test Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems ...