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

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

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

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

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

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

NASA captures a historic image of the XB-1 supersonic jet breaking the sound barrier without a loud boom, marking a breakthrough.

Sonic booms have long been a barrier to overland supersonic flights. The Concorde was banned from virtually every country in the world because of the thundering noise. Only the US, Great Britain, and ...

In a stunning, glowing image, NASA has captured the moment that Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator broke the sound barrier ...

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 ...

Boom Supersonic test pilot uses precise maneuvering to help NASA snap a photo of the firm’s civil supersonic jet in flight.

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