On today’s episode of “For Science!” we explore the concepts of Thrust, Lift, and Drag by conducting the ring airplane experiment. Cut the paper into 1 inch strips. Using two strips, tape them ...

Using supersonic shockwaves for combustion, the groundbreaking design could allow aircraft to travel up to six times the speed of sound. Reading time: Reading time 4 minutes Venus Aerospace is a ...

Latest entry in the VTOL (Vertical take-off and landing) competition is the Bell X-14, which achieves vertical flight in a horizontal flying attitude by means of a Venetian blind. The X-14 has two ...

The new main engine to power Europes successor to its Ariane 5 space launcher was brought a step closer today when ESA signed a 60 million contract with a propulsion consortium at the Paris Air & ...

Standing around the Dark SRF experiment from left to right are SQMS Center Director Anna Grassellino, SQMS Science Thrust Leader Roni Harnik and SQMS Technology Thrust Leader Alexander Romanenko.

Engineers and rocket scientists love data. So no surprise the NASA thrust oscillation mitigation team has been gathering reams of data to best understand how to design an integrated vehicle that ...

Since 1911, the Collier Trophy has been given yearly, by a committee of U.S. aviation experts, to the man responsible for “the greatest achievement in aviation in America.” Past committees have ...

There’s a good chance you already saw SpaceX’s towering Starship prototype make its impressive twelve kilometer test flight. While the attempt ended with a spectacular fireball, it was still a ...

Europe’s safety regulator has opened a consultation over a proposed new method of thrust control on a large aircraft, which will use a single lever to control power to both engines. Although the ...