by Patrick Londergan | Jan 27, 2023 | Aerospace, Basic Research, Success Stories
BOLT II PROJECT ADVANCES HYPERSONICS RESEARCH The BOLT II flight experiment launched in March 2022 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The goal of the Air Force Research Laboratory/Air Force Office of...
by AFRL PA | Apr 19, 2021 | 100 Years, Success Stories
Flying at altitudes over 25,000 feet allows aircraft to fly above turbulence and enables engines to perform more efficiently, as airframes move through the atmosphere with much less resistance than found in lower altitudes. For a century, the Air Force Research...