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.

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.

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

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

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 on Sunday successfully “caught” its “Super Heavy” booster on its first attempt during a flight test, a first for the company and its most powerful spacecraft. Starship lifted off ...

Boom Supersonic's chief test pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg took off in the company's XB-1 jet from the storied Mojave Air & Space Port in California this morning under mostly clear skies ...

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 ...

SpaceX's mega rocket booster returns to the launch pad to be captured during a test flight Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Boca Chica, Texas. AP A still from Starship's fifth flight test.