Engine: The plane's single, powerful engine is on top of the craft, where the rumble won't be directed toward Earth's surface. Cockpit / Windscreen: The X-59 is extremely skinny, so narrow that ...

Smart-X lets pilots know if they are taking off ... I recently took a demonstration flight aboard Honeywell's Boeing 757 test plane, showcasing its new Surface Alert, or SURF-A, and existing ...

The X-59 is so long and streamlined that its cockpit has no forward-facing window. Instead, the pilot uses an External Vision System (XVS) created by NASA to fly the plane. The XVS uses two ...

Engine: The plane's single, powerful engine is on top of the craft, where the rumble won't be directed toward Earth's surface. Cockpit / Windscreen: The X-59 is extremely skinny, so narrow that ...

The mechanical issue in the C-32 plane, a converted Boeing 757, related to a crack in the cockpit windshield, a U.S. official said, forcing the plane to turn around about 90 minutes after taking off.