Chief engineer Rian Johnson was at the controls for this critical test flight. "Flaps Are Now Perfect" The new wing features a cable‑actuated, floor‑mounted flap handle with a slot‑hinge design.

The military will train civilians, but these are usually for flight test engineer roles as opposed to pilot jobs. Even some of the pilots in training do not end up being actual test pilots.

XB-1 testing In 2024, XB-1 completed 10 test flights at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave. XB-1 kicked off the new year with a successful Flight 11 on Jan. 10, 2025, the company stated.

Our Lead Flight Test Engineer supports the development of our eSTOL (electric short takeoff and landing) aircraft development. This is an incredible “hands-on” opportunity to support our projects and ...

SpaceX plans to launch Starship Flight 9 on May 27, with the launch window opening at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Here's where and when to watch it live.

Seattle-based Outbound Aerospace has put a prototype aircraft through its first test flight after raising $1.15 million in pre-seed funding.

The launch of a flight test of SpaceX’s Starship rocket from Boca Chica, Texas, in June. Photo: SpaceX/Reuters.

Business Insider toured Flight Test 1 at the 2023 Paris Air Show to learn more about the program. Boeing is building the world's largest two-engine airliner , but it's been a long and difficult road.

SpaceX postponed its eighth test of the hulking Starship rocket on Monday, following a flight controller hold placed due to a Super Heavy booster issue that wasn’t resolved in time for launch… ...

XB-1 achieved Mach 0.95 during its most-recent test flight on Jan. 10, according to Boom Supersonic. Boom founder and CEO Blake Scholl poses by a model of the XB-1 on July 23, 2024 in Farnborough ...

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, January 16, 2025. While the booster was successfully caught back at the launch site, the ...

The test flight tasked the aircraft with flying around 17 miles, taking around 30 minutes in both directions. JR Ancheta, project manager at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Alaska Center for ...