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

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

But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the ...

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

A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as Boom Supersonic’s XB-1, America’s first civil ...

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 ...

Concorde’s star would, of course, eventually fade and, tragically, die, taking with it the dream of supersonic commercial flight for a generation. Now, however, hopes have been raised that an ...

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

The world’s most glamorous aircraft was cruising at a thrilling 1315 mph, with the curvature of the Earth visible to those who cared enough ...

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 ...

Boom Supersonic, a commercial aviation company ... the plane that was once heralded as the future of aviation—the Concorde—took its final flight to Bristol, U.K. With sky-high ticket prices ...