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Topics related to test flights, which are flights used to test or evaluate the performance of an aircraft.
13 hours without refueling: Airbus A321XLR conducts longest-ever test flight
Airbus’ A321XLR [extra long range, ed.-] jet, the manufacturer’s longest-range single-aisle aircraft, has performed a more than 13-hour…
Volocopter eVTOL takes off for first crewed demo flight in Italy: video
Germany-based urban mobility developer Volocopter and its partners, Atlantia, UrbanV, and airport operator Aeroporti di Roma, have conducted…
China’s reusable rocket lands after reaching 1 km
China’s commercial aerospace company, Deep Blue Aerospace (DBA), has successfully completed a kilometer-high flight and landing test of…
Stratolaunch Roc conducts third flight, prepares for hypersonic tests
Stratolaunch Roc, the world’s largest aircraft by wingspan, has completed its third test flight. The airplane took off…
USAF successfully test-drops B61 nuclear bomb using F-35A
The United States Air Force (USAF) conducted tests with two F-35A Lightning II fighter jets that dropped B61-12…
GE Aviation completes first in-flight test of new Catalyst turboprop engine
The new Catalyst turboprop engine has completed its first flight. On September 30, 2021, the subsidiary of General…
Rolls-Royce new electric aircraft takes off for first flight test
Rolls-Royce all-electric aircraft Spirit of Innovation enters the flight testing phase following a maiden flight on September 15,…
On this day: First Flight Of The Airbus A380
On this day: First Flight Of The Airbus A380 April 27th is a very important date, as this…
Safety issues detain Boeing 737 MAX from Canadian skies
Transport Canada shows no hurry in the recertification process of Boeing 737 MAX. The authority strictly stated MAX…
Canadian regulator completes first Boeing 737 MAX test flight
Transport Canada has started test flights of the Boeing 737 MAX, completing the first in a series on…
Canadian regulator to test fly the Boeing 737 MAX
Though the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was the first authority to test flight system revisions of…
Virgin Galactic to test crewed flights, Branson to fly in 2021
Virgin Galactic comes one step closer to ‘space tourism’. The company plans to perform first crewed test flights…
World’s largest jet engine is getting ready to power Boeing 777X
The article was first published on January 25, 2019. The debut of the biggest turbine engine in the…
Southwest and off to Hawaii: soaring past range in test flight
Southwest has begun conducting test flights to Hawaii as it seeks regulatory approval to start its long-anticipated service…