Featured in first flightBYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2021ShareThe Potentially Game-Changing Celera 500L Has Finished Its First Round Of Flight TestsThe company behind this unusual design, Otto Aviation, says the tests show the aircraft is on its way to meeting very ambitious performance goals. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2021ShareThe First Privately Owned F-16 Aggressor Jet Has Taken To The SkyIt also marks the first time a private adversary support company has flown a 4th generation fighter of any kind. BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareWorld’s Biggest Airplane Takes To The Skies For A Second Time After A Two Year Hiatus (Updated)After enduring major uncertainty about its future after the death of Paul Allen, Stratolaunch’s primary owner, the firm is back to flight testing. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2021ShareAustralia’s Potentially Game-Changing Loyal Wingman Drone Has Flown For The First TimeBoeing Airpower Teaming System is set to revolutionize how the Royal Australian Air Force fights and the drone’s export potential continues to grow. BYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2020ShareWe Talk Tomcats With A Veteran Navy Test Pilot On The F-14’s 50th BirthdayWe reminisce about Grumman’s big swing-wing jet that became as much a pop culture star as a weapon of war with a Navy pilot who knew it well. BYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Potentially Revolutionary Celera 500L Aircraft Officially Breaks CoverOtto Aviation aims to disrupt the aviation landscape with a design that flies at jet speeds, but uses a fraction of the gas, and has more range. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2020ShareWatch DARPA’s Air-Launched And Air-Recovered “Gremlins” Drone Take Its First FlightThe program aims to demonstrate the ability to launch and recover swarms of jet-powered drones in midair. BYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareTest Pilot Recounts F-117’s Wobbly First Flight And Entering Into Its Top Secret WorldSkunk Works test pilot Harold “Hal” Farley Jr. was at the controls of the YF-117 as it wobbled into the skies for the first time over Area 51. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 10, 2019SharePotentially The Most Revolutionary Aircraft You Have Never Heard Of Has FlownThe mysterious Celera 500L built by the silent Otto Aviation company has successfully taken to the skies. BYTyler RogowayNov 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019ShareBoeing’s MQ-25 Stingray Carrier-Based Tanker Drone Demonstrator Flies For The First TimeThe company will be working with this test asset for at least the next two years as it crafts its first full prototypes for the U.S. Navy. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2019ShareThe First Flight Of A Mirage F-1 Belonging To A Private Aggressor Company Has OccurredThe Airborne Tactical Advantage Company has put the first of its 63 second-hand Mirage F-1s into the air for the first time. BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 13, 2019ShareFull Analysis Of The First Flight Of Russia’s ‘Hunter’ Unmanned Combat Air VehicleThis is a significant achievement for the program, but serious questions remain about the drone’s design and exact capabilities. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First TimeThese helicopters are set to start replacing the service’s aging HH-60G Pave Hawks, which are becoming increasingly hard to maintain, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2019ShareStratolaunch’s Roc, The World’s Largest Aircraft, Has Flown For The First Time (Updated)This is a landmark event in aviation history and something the late billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dreamed of seeing. BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2019ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019ShareWatch Sikorsky And Boeing’s SB>1 “Defiant” Compound Helicopter Fly For The First TimeThe long delayed flight is a big accomplishment for team Defiant and marks a new stage in the fight to own the Army’s future helicopter order book. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2019ShareAir Force’s Secretive XQ-58A Valkyrie Experimental Combat Drone Emerges After First FlightThe QX-58 may lead to a whole new class of highly-flexible and affordable unmanned combat air vehicles that could revolutionize how the USAF fights. BYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2019Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2021ShareThe Potentially Game-Changing Celera 500L Has Finished Its First Round Of Flight TestsThe company behind this unusual design, Otto Aviation, says the tests show the aircraft is on its way to meeting very ambitious performance goals. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2021ShareThe First Privately Owned F-16 Aggressor Jet Has Taken To The SkyIt also marks the first time a private adversary support company has flown a 4th generation fighter of any kind. BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareWorld’s Biggest Airplane Takes To The Skies For A Second Time After A Two Year Hiatus (Updated)After enduring major uncertainty about its future after the death of Paul Allen, Stratolaunch’s primary owner, the firm is back to flight testing. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2021ShareAustralia’s Potentially Game-Changing Loyal Wingman Drone Has Flown For The First TimeBoeing Airpower Teaming System is set to revolutionize how the Royal Australian Air Force fights and the drone’s export potential continues to grow. BYTyler RogowayMar 2, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2020ShareWe Talk Tomcats With A Veteran Navy Test Pilot On The F-14’s 50th BirthdayWe reminisce about Grumman’s big swing-wing jet that became as much a pop culture star as a weapon of war with a Navy pilot who knew it well. BYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Potentially Revolutionary Celera 500L Aircraft Officially Breaks CoverOtto Aviation aims to disrupt the aviation landscape with a design that flies at jet speeds, but uses a fraction of the gas, and has more range. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2020ShareWatch DARPA’s Air-Launched And Air-Recovered “Gremlins” Drone Take Its First FlightThe program aims to demonstrate the ability to launch and recover swarms of jet-powered drones in midair. BYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareTest Pilot Recounts F-117’s Wobbly First Flight And Entering Into Its Top Secret WorldSkunk Works test pilot Harold “Hal” Farley Jr. was at the controls of the YF-117 as it wobbled into the skies for the first time over Area 51. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 10, 2019SharePotentially The Most Revolutionary Aircraft You Have Never Heard Of Has FlownThe mysterious Celera 500L built by the silent Otto Aviation company has successfully taken to the skies. BYTyler RogowayNov 10, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019ShareBoeing’s MQ-25 Stingray Carrier-Based Tanker Drone Demonstrator Flies For The First TimeThe company will be working with this test asset for at least the next two years as it crafts its first full prototypes for the U.S. Navy. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2019ShareThe First Flight Of A Mirage F-1 Belonging To A Private Aggressor Company Has OccurredThe Airborne Tactical Advantage Company has put the first of its 63 second-hand Mirage F-1s into the air for the first time. BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 13, 2019ShareFull Analysis Of The First Flight Of Russia’s ‘Hunter’ Unmanned Combat Air VehicleThis is a significant achievement for the program, but serious questions remain about the drone’s design and exact capabilities. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First TimeThese helicopters are set to start replacing the service’s aging HH-60G Pave Hawks, which are becoming increasingly hard to maintain, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2019ShareStratolaunch’s Roc, The World’s Largest Aircraft, Has Flown For The First Time (Updated)This is a landmark event in aviation history and something the late billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dreamed of seeing. BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2019Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019ShareWatch Sikorsky And Boeing’s SB>1 “Defiant” Compound Helicopter Fly For The First TimeThe long delayed flight is a big accomplishment for team Defiant and marks a new stage in the fight to own the Army’s future helicopter order book. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2019ShareAir Force’s Secretive XQ-58A Valkyrie Experimental Combat Drone Emerges After First FlightThe QX-58 may lead to a whole new class of highly-flexible and affordable unmanned combat air vehicles that could revolutionize how the USAF fights. BYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2019Share
