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Flight test files: Boeing 727 – The NASA wake vortex trials of 1973

NASA Boeing 727 tests in the 1970s revealed how wake vortices affect smaller aircraft, shaping modern separation rules for ...
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SpaceX preparing for 9th test flight of Starship after 2 explosions

SpaceX is preparing the launch of Starship Tuesday night, making this its ninth flight test following two recent explosions. The first explosion occurred during flight test seven, sending flaming ...
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Flight test files: F-84F Thunderstreak – Testing the limits of the 40-degree sweep

In the 1940s, Republic Aviation Corporation developed a subsonic straight-wing fighter-bomber, designated P-84 Thunderjet, which was the last of its kind to see operational service. The aircraft was ...