Testing of tailless scale model at Arnold Engineering Development Center

A one-eighteenth scale model of an Air Force tailless aircraft recently underwent aerodynamic testing in Arnold Engineering Development Center’s four-foot transonic wind tunnel.

Photo by Rick Goodfriend

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Mitchell Institute proposed military C2, ISR applications for supersonic airliners

A recent paper titled “Command and Control Imperatives for the 21st Century” from the Mitchell Institute has suggested that the U.S. Air Force could look at using supersonic airliners that are in development as future command and control (C2) airborne platforms.

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