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

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

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

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

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 ...

March 2 marks key moments in history, from Yahoo’s incorporation to Concorde’s groundbreaking test flight in 1969. It also ...

Mr Benn today recalled his own Concorde experiences and described the plane as "a beautiful aircraft". He told PA News: "I was invited to go on only the fourth supersonic test flight with the then ...

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

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

Boom Supersonic confirmed on Monday that the “Son of Concorde” once again flew faster than the speed of sound, marking its second and final supersonic test flight. Boom plans to focus on ...

But the Concorde, along with every other civilian jet ... boom undetectable by ground-level microphones placed along its flight path. The successful test flight validated the XB-1’s design principles, ...