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It’s been a quarter of a century since commercial passengers could fly to American destinations at beyond the speed of sound. That was on the iconic Concorde, a joint French and English venture initiated in 1954 with first commercial flight in 1976.
NASA unveiled America’s new X-59 aircraft today at LMs Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. The experimental aircraft is designed as an experimental test-bed for “quiet supersonic” air travel and it is hoped that it will serve as a serious starting point for commercial aircraft that can travel faster than the speed of sound, this time in a quieter, more efficient manner than previous airplanes like the Concorde.
Innovation is foundational at SpaceX, the California-based company founded by Elon Musk in 2002. Not only has the company written a veritable laundry list of firsts, bests and mosts, it has also served as a cradle for former employees to start their own high-tech firms. Several SpaceX alumni startups are prospering, while others are still developing products and preparing to enter the marketplace.
The first test flight of the Air Force’s newest bomber, the B-21 Raider, took place on Friday November 10, 2023, and was witnessed by a group of amatuer photographers, according to a story carried by Reuters News Service.
Among those killed in a V-22 Osprey crash last week off of Yakushima Island, Japan last week was Air Force Tech. Sgt. Zachary E. Lavoy, 33, from Oviedo, Florida, the Air Force announced today.
Last May, Florida took a leap forward in embracing the future of drone technology with the signing of SB 1068 into law by Governor Ron DeSantis.
The advancement of urban mobility has taken a significant stride forward with Tampa International Airport’s landmark demonstration of the Volocopter electric air taxi. This flight test, representing the first of its kind at a major U.S. airport, heralds a potential paradigm shift in the transportation network within the Tampa Bay region.
The skies above Sanford, Florida roared with excitement as Commander Kristin “Beo” Wolfe, a veteran United States Air Force pilot, bid an emotional farewell to her illustrious career with a spectacular flight demonstration at the Orlando Air Show on October 29, 2023.
