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A new custom virtual reality flight simulator built by NASA researchers will allow them to explore how passengers experience air…
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Vehicles that travel at hypersonic speeds fly faster than five times the speed of sound. NASA studies the fundamental science…
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Technical Challenges (TCs) are finite-duration research and development endeavors supporting the strategic goals of NASA. The Hypersonic Technology project’s Technical…
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The Hypersonic Technology project is divided into four research topic areas. The first research topic is system-level design, analysis, and…
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Owing to NASA’s Quesst mission and Commercial Supersonic Technology project, there is growing industry interest in commercial aircraft that fly…
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NASA and its partners in the Advanced Composites Consortium gathered at the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, May…
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NASA, alongside industry, will soon begin designing a new jet engine concept for the next generation of ultra-efficient airliners —…
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Several air taxi companies are using a NASA-developed computer software tool to predict aircraft noise and aerodynamic performance. This tool…
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NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is unique – it’s designed to fly faster than the speed of sound, but without causing…
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NASA has selected GE Aerospace of Cincinnati to work with the agency’s Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project, which is…
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In a collaboration between multiple partners in the aviation industry, NASA is helping determine if the latest advances in aircraft…
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Contrails, the lines of clouds from high-flying aircraft that crisscross the skies, are familiar sights, but they may have an…
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NASA has released the newest iteration of its vision for aeronautics research activities, and it includes exciting, cutting-edge sustainable aviation…
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NASA has made significant progress toward its goal of creating a more fuel-efficient jet engine core for next-generation sustainable commercial…
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Curtis Flack (left) and Paul von Hardenberg inspect the ice formation on the spinner of an Advanced Air Mobility proprotor…
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NASA will deliver the results to U.S. and international regulators, who will consider new rules that would lift the ban…
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NASA has issued $50 million in awards to 14 organizations to develop manufacturing processes and advanced composite materials for aircraft…
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No, it’s not hypermodern art. This image from a simulation generated by NASA’s high-performance computers, shows a Transonic Truss Braced…
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NASA researchers recently conducted a series of flights to record the sound of jet engines with the goal of using…
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NASA researchers recently completed a full-scale crash test of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) concept vehicle at the…
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Noise levels are a common concern when the public thinks about the anticipated addition of new aircraft, such as air…
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Whether developing new technologies for landing on other planets, improving air travel here at home, or more realistically simulating global…
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Scientists from NASA and Boeing recently met near Seattle to test whether an aircraft with engines burning different blends of…
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NASA is embarking on a new element of its aeronautics research to revolutionize air travel and help combat climate change.…
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A team of NASA researchers are once again using NASA’s DC-8 airborne laboratory to study ice crystals – and more…
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Each summer, more than half a million aviation enthusiasts and experts from around the planet descend into a regional airport…
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Sustainable aircraft of the future are going to need propulsion systems that can use technology to generate power comparable to…
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Lightweight aircraft are needed to reduce the fuel needed for flight and thereby reduce emissions and operating cost. Composite aircraft…
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The HiCAM project addresses an aviation industry need for more rapid production of composite aircraft to meet increasing global demand…