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

Boom Technology began ground testing of the aircraft in December 2022. Following a comprehensive taxi test campaign, the ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

CHINA has unveiled its latest supersonic drone which reportedly could fly passengers at twice the speed of Concorde. The superfast aircraft, dubbed "Monkey King", aims to reach a top speed of Mach ...

CONCORDE was the supersonic passenger jet considered the ultimate luxury in air travel. Air France and British Airways announced they would be retiring their fleet of Concorde planes on ...

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.