When Northrop began development of the X-4 Bantam, tailless aircraft weren’t new. However, the US had no experience with them and was hoping to find a solution to shock stall as we pushed towards breaking the sound barrier.
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The North American X-15. It makes my heart beat increase to unhealthy levels. Just looking at it causes physiological changes that are generally reserved for my wife or Kaley Cuoco. I shouldn’t keep this to myself. I need to share. 
Last Friday DARPA had a special announcement, and as I have strong suspicions about some of you being on their email list, I would imagine many of you saw it. Building on the success of the two Falcon HTV-2 test aircraft, they are developing a new Integrated Hypersonics (IH) program, with the goal of building a [...]
The jet engine was still only a few years old when Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. Just a few years after that, NACA and the US Air Force were looking at what design was necessary for sustained supersonic flight. One such attempt was with the X-3 “Stiletto” beginning in 1952.  Every pixel in this image is cooler than you. You know, because the edge of space is cold, and the friction of reentering the atmosphere causes a lot of heat. Get your minds out of the gutter, folks, and harken to the tale of the HL-10, a fantastic design from the best toyshop in all of America: the Northrop Corporation. |
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