Advanced Air Vehicles Program GalleryNo, it’s not hypermodern art. This image from a simulation generated by NASA’s high-performance computers, shows a Transonic Truss Braced...A model of the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing aircraft is seen here installed for testing in the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel...NASA’s Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology Project’s Mobile Acoustics Facility is parked in the background of Joby’s prototype aircraft near Big...Though the image above could easily be mistaken as a piece in an art exhibition, it is actually a digital...NASA and industry partners are working towards a future that sees aviation meet cleaner sustainability standards. To that end, new...NASA is on a mission to revolutionize supersonic air travel for passengers across the globe. In this image, you’ll see...In this image, a concept for a six-passenger quadcopter is run through a computer simulation to visualize the interaction of...This image actually is the product of a complex computer simulation involving supersonic shockwaves.Take a moment and just stare at this beautiful airplane. Whether or not you have an interest in aeronautics or...Sunset at Boeing’s research facility near Glasgow, Montana, where this 787-10 Dreamliner on loan from Etihad Airways served as the...A 787-10 Dreamliner on loan from Etihad Airways for Boeing’s 2020 ecoDemonstrator program makes a low pass over a collection...An array of 960 microphones is seen here off the end of runway 11 at Boeing’s research facility near Glasgow,...NASA worked with Boeing to wire more than 200 microphones to the outside skin of this 787-10 Dreamliner on loan...The wing and cockpit sections of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) are coming together at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works®...NASA’s Low Boom Flight Demonstration Mission is beginning to plan and prepare for a series of tests using the X-59...This image of the horizon was seen from the cockpit of NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s F/A-18 research aircraft during...To address the expected noise levels of future aircraft, NASA’s Commercial Supersonic Technology project is already developing technologies focused on...Aeronautical innovations are part of a government-industry partnership to collect data that could make supersonic flight over land possible, dramatically...The future faces of aviation are awesome. Members of Aviation Explorers Post 747, a group of middle- to high-school youth...A NASA F-18 jet takes off from the agency's Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on...Researcher Rick Bozak inspects fan blade tips on a rotor installed in a test facility at NASA Glenn.“Armstrong Flight Research Center chief pilot Nils Larson and I were flying supersonic runs to note the handling qualities between...In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design. Inside the 8’ x...Averaging a half-mile per gallon might seem unfathomable to most drivers, but for aircraft carrying hundreds of passengers at high...An Air Force Test Pilot School T-38C passes in front of the sun at a supersonic speed, creating shockwaves that...NASA and aviation industry partners are collaborating on the development of green aviation technologies that will improve fuel efficiency, reduce...Every bit of weight on an aircraft increases the fuel, emissions and money required to put it in the air.Pushing the Limits to Protect Aircraft Engines
