X-66A: NASA and Boeing demonstrator gets Air Force designation news Yves Le Marquand 13 Jun 23 0 The US Air Force has designated Boeing and NASA’s sustainable flight demonstrator project as the X-66A. The abnormally long, thin-winged aircraft which uses diagonal struts… Read more
Xwing awarded SBIR contract with US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 11 May 23 0 Xwing has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with the USAF’s AFWERX Agility Prime programme. Through the agreement, Xwing will… Read more
Joby receives third extension of Agility Prime contract news Yves Le Marquand 27 Apr 23 0 Joby Aviation has received a third extension of its Agility Prime contract with the US Air Force worth $55m. The announcement comes days after four… Read more
Joby begins propellor testing at NASA’s Ames wind tunnel news Yves Le Marquand 20 Feb 23 0 Joby Aviation has begun testing its propellors at the world’s largest wind tunnel facility at NASA’s Ames Research Centre. The National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex (NFAC),… Read more