Scaled Composites, LLC made aviation history today with the flight of the largest wingspan aircraft. During this initial flight, the team tested out specific handling qualities to validate the design.

SAN DIEGO­—Northrop Grumman-owned Scaled Composites has unveiled a concept for an optionally piloted, high-altitude aircraft capable of carrying modular payloads up to 10,000 lb., aimed at roles ...

Developed as an unmanned loyal wingman, the Model 437 performed the first flight with a cockpit and Scaled Composites’ Brian Maisler at the commands. The new Model 437 aircraft by Scaled Composites, ...

Scaled Composites announces the rollout and first flight of its most recent project, experimental aircraft Model 401. Scaled worked with a proprietary customer to build two vehicles to demonstrate ...

The Model 437 began as a conceptual design, based on the Model 401, exploring a multi-mission low-cost attritable aircraft. The Model 437 Vanguard is a crewed variant of the original concept powered ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—Northrop Grumman’s Scaled Composites single-engine, V-tail Model 437 prototype made its first flight from Mojave Air & Space Port, California, on Aug. 29. Dubbed the “Digital ...

The world of experimental aircraft has always been a fascinating one. These things don't come along very often, and when they do, and because they are meant from the get-go to test new flight ...

JetZero is working on the subscale BWB aircraft demonstrator, named “Pathfinder,” while Northrop Grumman’s Scaled Composites division is fabricating the full-size airplane and has already produced ...

US defence manufacturer Northrop Grumman has released video showing first flight of a low-cost jet developed to demonstrate new manufacturing techniques. Assembled and flown by Northrop subsidiary ...

Skyworks Global and Scaled Composites are betting that the unique tip-jet design found on gyrodynes such as the team’s VertiJet aircraft will give it an advantage over conventional rotary-wing ...

The privately developed suborbital SpaceShipOne vehicle successfully reached space altitude early today high above Mojave, California, and Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation congratulates Scaled ...