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Flight test files: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter – mastering the aerodynamics of the razor-thin wing

How NASA used the F-104 Starfighter's razor-thin wing to explore supersonic handling, shuttle approaches, and X-15 support.
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Simulation’s Role Expands In eVTOL Training, Development

Credit: Joby Aviation As electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft move closer to commercial service, developers are increasingly leaning on simulation to overcome challenges that span ...
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DARPA-Backed Blended Body Fan-in-Wing Aircraft Ends Crucial Wind Tunnel Tests

Back in 2023 the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced yet another program that's supposed to end with the creation of revolutionary aircraft tech. Called Speed and Runway ...
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106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton Beach to get first helicopter training simulator in Northeast

Pilots stationed at the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton Beach will soon be able to safely train for a host of perilous conditions, as the base at Francis S. Gabreski ...