Similar to a delta wing, the Soviet-developed Tu-144 incorporated special retractable foreplanes (canards) to improve lift ...

A closer look at how Sir Richard Branson tried and failed to bring supersonic capabilities to the Virgin Atlantic fleet.

NASA and Boom Supersonic capture a stunning image of the XB-1 aircraft breaking the sound barrier using the Sun as a backdrop ...

NASA’s Quesst Mission aims to develop a new supersonic jet that produces quiet sonic booms, allowing for faster-than-sound ...

No visit to the Fleet Air Arm Museum is complete without stepping aboard one of the world’s most iconic aircraft, the ...

And then his next role? Founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, a company dedicated to bringing Concorde-like travel back to the ...

Of all the factors that killed off Concorde more than two decades ago, it was the jet’s thunderclap-loud sonic boom that ...

Anya Hindmarch’s new London concept store and travel accessories collection celebrate the glamour of 1970s air travel ...

Celebrities travelling on the last passenger Concorde flight told today of their sadness that the supersonic aircraft was ceasing commercial operation. Ms Bussell, who is five months' pregnant ...

The jet, called the S-512 Diplomat, would cruise at 50,000 feet, where the air is thinner, and speed along at Mach 1.6 (1,220mph), twice the pace of a modern jumbo jet, though slower than Concorde ...