GE Aerospace and Kratos have successfully completed high-altitude tests of their GEK800 turbofan, designed to power low-cost ...

The jet, built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, took off from US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Flown by Nils ...

NASA's X-59 supersonic-but-quiet jet airplane soared over the Southern California desert on Tuesday in the first test flight ...

NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet completed its first test flight on Tuesday morning, bringing ultra-fast commercial air travel one step closer to reality. Los Angeles Lakers Coach JJ Redick Relists His ...

NASA’s lead test pilot, Nils Larson, piloted the X-59 on its maiden flight, which was observed by about 200 aerospace workers ...

Nearly a decade after NASA partnered with Lockheed Martin to build the X-59, the supersonic jet has completed its first ...

After delays and concerns about progress, NASA and Lockheed Martin have announced that the experimental X-59 Quesst has taken to the skies. It was an unannounced flight, but the companies did release ...

X-59 is designed to usher in a new era of air travel with its quiet supersonic technology. NASA’s X-59 aircraft completed its ...

With their capability to fly higher, farther, and more efficiently, jet engines have transformed air travel since their introduction. From its origins in the 1930s, the jet engine was a substantial ...

It's not every day that we get to talk at length about the achievements of a particular jet engine. Sure, we do mention them from time to time when discussing the aircraft they power, but that's about ...