Featured in testbedBYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2022ShareDigital Shadow Will Insert Northrop Grumman’s CRJ Testbed Aircraft Into The Virtual RealmThe highly adaptable CRJ-700 testbed jets are getting a ‘digital twin’ to allow them to virtually flight test hardware before ever taking to the sky. BYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 9, 2021ShareThis Gonzo-Looking Regional Jet Just Put The F-16’s New Radar To The TestNorthrop Grumman’s pair of reconfigurable CRJ testbed aircraft have been extremely busy as of late, including flying in major air combat exercises. BYTyler RogowaySep 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2021ShareRetired Marine C-9B Jet Transport Is Getting Second Life As An Air Force Sensor TestbedThe Marine Corps had been the last operator of these militarized McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airliners, retiring its last examples four years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2021ShareHighly Modified Air Force Test Pilot School F-16 Is Now An X-PlaneThe heavily modified F-16 gets a new advanced mission after decades of supporting aerospace research and test pilot production. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2021ShareThese Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737The highly modified “RAT 55” bounces around between secretive test bases and is used to collect radar data on stealthy aircraft in-flight. BYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareMIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The BoneyardFor almost 30 years, the aircraft supported a wide variety of radar, communications, and other flight test programs in cooperation with the Air Force. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareNo, The Air Force’s Shadowy Surveillance Test Plane Wasn’t Spying On Portland ProtestersThe highly adaptable aircraft was photographed carrying a large sensor turret and a podded system. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 14, 2020ShareThe Mysterious Case Of The Air Force’s New Strangely Modified 737 With A Puzzling PastThe aircraft still wears its factory coating and has crude alterations, but its ownership history is just as curious as its configuration. BYTyler RogowayJun 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020ShareGet Your First Look At The Navy’s Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet Test JetThis is the first of two jets the Navy will use for initial testing ahead of starting to receive fully upgraded jets later this year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2018ShareMarkings On Scaled Composites’ ARES Confirm Its Connection To Mysterious Model 401 JetsA comical sticker on the ARES jet gives us the conclusive answers we were looking for as to the Model 401’s lineage. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareExclusive Images Unmask Name Of Scaled Composites’ Mysterious Model 401 ‘Son Of Ares’ JetThe stealthy design appears to draw its lineage from the ARES close air support jet with the prototypes being named after the gods of dread and panic. BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2018ShareGeneral Electric’s GE9X Engine Looks Absurdly Huge Mounted On This 747 TestbedThe largest turbofan engine ever hung on a Boeing jet has taken flight, and if everything goes right it will be mounted on a 777X next. BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2022ShareDigital Shadow Will Insert Northrop Grumman’s CRJ Testbed Aircraft Into The Virtual RealmThe highly adaptable CRJ-700 testbed jets are getting a ‘digital twin’ to allow them to virtually flight test hardware before ever taking to the sky. BYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 9, 2021ShareThis Gonzo-Looking Regional Jet Just Put The F-16’s New Radar To The TestNorthrop Grumman’s pair of reconfigurable CRJ testbed aircraft have been extremely busy as of late, including flying in major air combat exercises. BYTyler RogowaySep 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2021ShareRetired Marine C-9B Jet Transport Is Getting Second Life As An Air Force Sensor TestbedThe Marine Corps had been the last operator of these militarized McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airliners, retiring its last examples four years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2021ShareHighly Modified Air Force Test Pilot School F-16 Is Now An X-PlaneThe heavily modified F-16 gets a new advanced mission after decades of supporting aerospace research and test pilot production. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2021ShareThese Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737The highly modified “RAT 55” bounces around between secretive test bases and is used to collect radar data on stealthy aircraft in-flight. BYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareMIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The BoneyardFor almost 30 years, the aircraft supported a wide variety of radar, communications, and other flight test programs in cooperation with the Air Force. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareNo, The Air Force’s Shadowy Surveillance Test Plane Wasn’t Spying On Portland ProtestersThe highly adaptable aircraft was photographed carrying a large sensor turret and a podded system. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 14, 2020ShareThe Mysterious Case Of The Air Force’s New Strangely Modified 737 With A Puzzling PastThe aircraft still wears its factory coating and has crude alterations, but its ownership history is just as curious as its configuration. BYTyler RogowayJun 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020ShareGet Your First Look At The Navy’s Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet Test JetThis is the first of two jets the Navy will use for initial testing ahead of starting to receive fully upgraded jets later this year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2018ShareMarkings On Scaled Composites’ ARES Confirm Its Connection To Mysterious Model 401 JetsA comical sticker on the ARES jet gives us the conclusive answers we were looking for as to the Model 401’s lineage. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareExclusive Images Unmask Name Of Scaled Composites’ Mysterious Model 401 ‘Son Of Ares’ JetThe stealthy design appears to draw its lineage from the ARES close air support jet with the prototypes being named after the gods of dread and panic. BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2018ShareGeneral Electric’s GE9X Engine Looks Absurdly Huge Mounted On This 747 TestbedThe largest turbofan engine ever hung on a Boeing jet has taken flight, and if everything goes right it will be mounted on a 777X next. BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2018Share
