A standard research tool from the United States became the most-tracked aircraft on FlightRadar24. Thousands mistook it for the suspected Chinese spy balloon that has gripped global attention.

A Show of Elegance and Power At the 1953 Farnborough Airshow, two brilliant white Avro Type 698 bombers roared into view ...

The HALO (High Altitude and LOng Range) research aircraft is based on the ultra-long-range G 550 business jet produced by Gulfstream Aerospace. With a range of more than 8000 kilometres, measurements ...

A NASA ER-2 high altitude research aircraft, which is derivative of the Cold War-era Lockheed U-2, will be stationed at the Cobb County air base for the next few months. Unlike its CIA counterpart ...

Don’t be alarmed if you spot sleek aircraft flying low over farmland or urban corridors in the next few days — it’s NASA in ...

Because of this, Scaled Composites describes Proteus as the world's most cost-effective high-altitude research aircraft. Missions for Proteus include telecommunications, reconnaissance ...

These experiments were still far less efficient than high-altitude injections, the study noted. In fact, they’re only about 35 percent as effective as similar projects conducted at the ...

“Those included climb performance, handling qualities, high-altitude high-speed flight and numerous other test points to ensure that we are providing the safest aircraft possible.” Based on the ...

However, a low-altitude strategy using existing aircraft could begin sooner than a high-altitude approach, with the researchers noting an earlier study finding that designing and certifying high ...

WASHINGTON – A high-altitude research balloon from the US is now among the world’s most-tracked aircraft, after thousands of internet users mistook it for the suspected Chinese surveillance ...

Modern aircraft create more and longer lasting contrails than older aircraft that operate at slightly lower altitudes. A study by researchers from Imperial College London and The Grantham Institute ...

The Model 281 Proteou on static display at Nellis AFB. Because of this, Scaled Composites describes Proteus as the world’s most cost-effective high-altitude research aircraft.