Il ne devait pas décoller ce jour-là… L’histoire insolite du premier vol du F-16 Si les livres d’histoire retiennent la date du 2 février 1974 pour le premier vol du F-16 Fighting Falcon, le célèbre chasseur américain a en réalité brûlé les étapes. Treize jours plus tôt, un simple...

Le F-16 a décollé par accident lors d’un test… et a lancé une légende. Comme quoi les bugs font parfois l’histoire... Lisez-ça, c'est marrant ...
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Le F-16 a décollé par accident lors d’un test… et a lancé une légende. Comme quoi les bugs font parfois l’histoire... Lisez-ça, c'est marrant ...
www.ladepeche.fr/2026/03/27/lhistoire-ins...
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NASA Reschedules Second X-59 Quiet Supersonic Flight for Performance Testing in California Aviation News – NASA has officially rescheduled the second flight of its X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft to Friday, shifting the timeline from its original Thursday window. The mission, departing from the Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, serves as a critical step in evaluating the aircraft's early-stage handling and performance metrics. This second flight follows the aircraft's successful maiden voyage in October 2025, which focused on basic systems checks and initial pilot handling.

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Maiden Flight of Kawasaki EC-2 SOJ Electronic Warfare Aircraft Japan conducts first public flight of standoff electronic warfare aircraft designed to disrupt enemy radar systems from distance

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Maiden Flight of Kawasaki EC-2 SOJ Electronic Warfare Aircraft Japan conducts first public flight of standoff electronic warfare aircraft designed to disrupt enemy radar systems from distance

Maiden Flight of Kawasaki EC-2 SOJ Electronic Warfare Aircraft

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Maiden Flight of Kawasaki EC-2 SOJ Electronic Warfare Aircraft Japan conducts first public flight of standoff electronic warfare aircraft designed to disrupt enemy radar systems from distance

Maiden Flight of Kawasaki EC-2 SOJ Electronic Warfare Aircraft

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FAA Grants Special Airworthiness Certificate for Hermeus’ Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 Aircraft TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a Special Airworthiness Certificate in the Experimental Category to Hermeus’ unmanned Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 aircraft. The certification allows the aerospace company to begin its flight-test campaign as part of its broader mission to develop high-speed aircraft capable of achieving supersonic …

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Hermeus Launches Supersonic Test Campaign After Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 First Flight Aviation News – Hermeus has successfully conducted the first flight of its Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 unmanned aircraft, launching a new test campaign aimed at achieving supersonic speeds. The milestone marks the company’s second first flight in less than a year and highlights rapid progress in high-speed aviation development. The latest Quarterhorse aircraft builds directly on the company’s earlier prototype, Quarterhorse Mk 1, which completed its maiden flight in May 2025.

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A gray airplane with canards and dual tail fins flies low above a runway, its shadow beneath it.

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Hypersonix Targets First U.S. Hypersonic Flight Test with Rocket Lab Aviation News – Hypersonix Launch Systems has announced a launch window for a landmark U.S. flight test of its reusable hypersonic aircraft, aiming to bring sustained hypersonic flight closer to operational use and validate next-generation propulsion technologies. Founded in 2019, the Australian company is developing autonomous vehicles capable of extreme speed, range and altitude using its proprietary SPARTAN scramjet engine. The upcoming…

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