Shush! The era of quiet supersonic air travel is upon us. After years of development and setbacks, aeronautical engineers in the US flew the X-59, a “revolutionary” experimental aircraft designed to ...

FANCY popping to the other side of the world in just a few hours? It might not be as farfetched as it sounds. Aerospace ...

A private jet that crashed outside D.C. two years ago was flying without sufficient emergency oxygen, federal investigators concluded. The pilot’s unresponsiveness prompted a sonic boom heard across ...

SUPERSONIC holiday flights over land are one step closer after an experimental “quiet” supersonic Nasa jet took flight. Late ...

Lockheed Martin's X-59 experimental quiet supersonic aircraft completed its first flight, moving toward NASA testing for ...

Sonic booms are caused by shockwaves from rapidly compressed air, similar to thunder. As an aircraft flies, it pushes upon ...

The future of aviation takes flight as the X-59 soars above California. Discover the cutting-edge technology behind this ...

Boom Supersonic announced that it could fly faster than the speed of sound without a sonic boom. Elon Musk backed the CEO's calls for regulatory changes to allow supersonic flights over land. A change ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation’s capital Sunday afternoon caused the military to scramble a fighter jet before the plane crashed in Virginia, ...

Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone with its first experimental flight to reach Mach 1. The speed was achieved about 11 minutes into the test. “There we are!" said Mike Bannister. "XB-1 is ...

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