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Actual engineers from Lockheed Martin created that fictional airplane. Here’s how.

During its seventh test flight, Stratolaunch’s enormous airplane achieves a new maximum altitude: 27,000 feet.

Hurricane Hunters are performing final tests on remote controlled drones that fly through the most dangerous parts of hurricanes.

Our A&P tells you about ‘The Dirty Dozen’ and why each of them is so important.

For a movie as iconic as Top Gun, the sequel has been a long time coming. Normally, the ink is barely dry on the celluloid of version 1.0 before the next installment goes into production, ready to ride the wave of popularity and interest of that first smash hit. But this aviation-fueled audience has waited […]

FLYING looks back at some of the most memorable moments from the iconic airshow in Wisconsin.

Assume you want to buy an airplane. You wouldn’t just go with your buddy’s suggestion to get a Cloudpuncher simply because he said it’s a good one, would you? No, the prudent buyer will first carefully outline the typical mission, the purpose for the craft. Then, you’d select what you think best meets that mission. […]

NASA and SpaceWorks are evaluating the technical and economic viability of supersonic and hypersonic commercial air travel.

Getting an early start pays off with smooth air and good food.

At Stratolaunch’s facility at California’s Mojave Air and Space Port (KMHV), engineers, technicians, and flight crews are preparing the world’s largest airplane for its next test flight. Here are a few key facts and figures highlighting the one-of-a-kind air-to-launch carrier airplane known as Roc.