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

With increasing scrutiny on the environmental consequences of flying, it is important to consider the effect of supersonic ...

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

American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier since ...

Supersonic aircraft tend to fly at high altitudes (Concorde flew at 60,000ft, 18km, rather than the 40,000ft, 12km, typical for most passenger jets) to take advantage of lower turbulence levels.

NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a ...

Today, the Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde, the turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner icon, first flew in 1969.

TRUMP has shown off designs for the "Son of Concorde" supersonic jet ... The super-jet is expected to whizz up to 80 passengers from London to New York in just 3.5 hours. It promises to slash ...

Convair isn't the world's biggest aircraft maker, but its 990 Coronado was one of the fastest planes of the 1960s. Why was ...