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Civilian aviation news June 16, 2021

Rostec Tests Ansat Fuel Tank by Dropping It from 15 Meters

The Russian Helicopters holding company of the Rostec State Corporation has successfully tested the additional fuel tank of the Ansat helicopter for resistance during an…

Civilian aviation news January 22, 2021

Airbus unveils its helicopter Flightlab to test tomorrow’s technologies

Marignane, 22 January 2021 – Airbus Helicopters has started in-flight tests on board its Flightlab, a platform-agnostic flying laboratory exclusively dedicated to maturing new technologies….

Space News January 18, 2021

NASA Conducts Test of SLS Rocket Core Stage for Artemis I Moon Mission

NASA conducted a hot fire Saturday of the core stage for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the Artemis I mission…

Civilian aviation news July 20, 2020

Boeing and Etihad Broaden Sustainability Alliance by Testing Innovations on ecoDemonstrator 787

– Partnership marks first use of a 787-10 on ecoDemonstrator program – Test bed will evaluate ways to reduce emissions and noise while flying on…

General Aviation News June 29, 2020

Airbus concludes ATTOL with fully autonomous flight tests

Following an extensive two-year flight test programme, Airbus has successfully concluded its Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off and Landing (ATTOL) project. In completing this project, Airbus has…

Space News March 2, 2020

SpaceX Starship explodes during test in dramatic failure

SpaceX’s huge Starship spacecraft has exploded during a test. The explosion was documented in dramatic footage taken from the ground at SpaceX’s development facility Boca…

General Aviation News February 4, 2020

The E-Fan X puts its aerodynamic design to the test

How wind tunnel testing is essential to preparing for the demonstrator’s first flight Wind tunnel testing is a critical milestone for any aircraft. For the…

General Aviation News January 27, 2020

Test campaign for Orion’s propulsion system completed

The two-year test campaign for the propulsion system of the European Service Module ends with a test of the auxiliary engines. The Propulsion Qualification Module…

Space News January 20, 2020

SpaceX says ‘picture perfect’ test paves way for human mission

(Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX simulated a successful emergency landing on Sunday in a dramatic test of a crucial abort system on an unmanned astronaut…

Space News December 23, 2019

Boeing Starliner Completes First Orbital Flight Test with Successful Landing

– Starliner touches down safely in Western U.S. two days after post-launch anomaly The Boeing [NYSE: BA] CST-100 Starliner’s first mission ended historically today when…

Civilian aviation news November 27, 2019

Boeing 777X fuselage split during September stress test

(Reuters) – The fuselage of Boeing Co’s upcoming 777X aircraft was split by a high-pressure rupture just as it approached its target stress level during…

Military Aviation News October 18, 2019

Flight testing begins for the first H225Ms for Kuwait

The first H225Ms to be delivered to Kuwait later this year have started flight testing. Kuwait ordered 30 of the long-range multi-role H225Ms in August…

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