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Boeing’s Supersonic aircraft model

April 26, 2013

Boeing's Supersonic aircraft model

A scale model of a future concept supersonic aircraft built by The Boeing Company, in the sidewall of the 8 by 6-foot supersonic wind tunnel at NASA’s Glenn Research Center.    Image © NASA/Quentin Schwinn

NASA’s X-48 Completes Flight Research

April 18, 2013

NASA's X-48

NASA’s remotely piloted X-48C hybrid-wing-body subscale aircraft, completed an eight-month flight research campaign on April 9, 2013. In this image, the aircraft flies over the intersection of several runways next to the compass rose on Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base.    Image © NASA / Carla Thomas

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Sixth generation fighter aircraft

April 10, 2013

Boeing F/A-XX concept

Boeing just unveiled an updated version of its F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter concept, at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Washington DC.

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Sikorsky-Boeing X2 Technology Rotorcraft

March 4, 2013

Sikorsky-Boeing X2 Technology Rotorcraft

Sikorsky and Boeing will prepare a joint proposal, to build X2 Technology based rotorcraft design for U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Future Vertical Lift Requirements.

Boeing’s hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye flies higher

March 2, 2013

Boeing's hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye

Boeing’s liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye successfully completed its second flight, that took place at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

The reason that Grounded all the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

January 19, 2013

Boeing 787 Dreamliner melting battery

The reason that grounded all the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the most advanced passenger airplane ever, is because a melting battery (a special made lithium-ion) made by the Japanese company GS Yuasa Corp. It’s not the first time an airliner has been grounded and we believe this incident will be rapidly resolved.  via lesechos

100th Test Flight of Boeing X-48

November 8, 2012

Boeing X-48

This is the 100th Test Flight of Boeing X-48 Blended Wing Body subscale research aircraft, in late October at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.    Image credit: NASA/Carla Thomas

Missile that knocks out a Building’s Power [Video]

October 25, 2012

 CHAMP Missile

A missile that knocks out a building’s power named CHAMP, or Counter-electronics High-powered Advanced Missile Project, is the new super weapon that’s been presented by Boeing.    Image credit: Boeing

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NASA points the Future of Supersonic Flight

October 18, 2012

NASA Supersonic aircraft designed by Boeing

NASA points the future of supersonic flight, with this model of a potential low-boom supersonic aircraft designed by Boeing. The model here is actually upside down.  Image credit: NASA/Michelle M. Murphy.

X-51A Waverider hypersonic aircraft test flight fails

August 16, 2012

X-51A Waverider hypersonic aircraft

A flight test of the the X-51A Waverider scramjet experimental aircraft, ended abruptly as a faulty control fin caused the craft to be lost over the Pacific.  Artists concept of the X-51A Waverider. Credit: US Air Force

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