From the XB-70 to the YF-23, these 5 experimental aircraft pushed aviation limits—but were cancelled before reaching ...

Airbus has released a video showing the installation of the experimental eXtra Performance Wing on a Cessna Citation VII business jet, which will be transformed into a flying laboratory to validate ...

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officially designated the experimental aircraft designed for its ...

We've seen lots of designs for vertical take-off and landing vehicles over the years, but none are quite as striking as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Sea Vampire made history as the first jet-powered aircraft to land on a carrier in 1945. The UK and US navies developed ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – You may one day board a plane where the wings will look very different. Future airplanes are ditching traditional wing design for something sleeker—long, thin wings braced with ...

The race to come up with ways to cut back on fuel consumption in the aviation industry is giving birth to all sorts of wacky designs, in terms of both engines and airframes. One of them is the ...

The Sea Vampire made history as the first jet-powered aircraft to land on a carrier in 1945. The UK and US navies developed fighter jets to operate aboard aircraft carriers after World War II. The de ...