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In January 2025, Boom's experimental XB-1 became the first civil supersonic jet made in the United States to break the sound ...
Boom Supersonic's Overture aims to revive fast air travel with Mach 1.7 speed, sustainable tech, and major airline backing.
Supersonic commercial travel became a reality after Concorde began flights with British Airways and Air France in January ...
The X-59 jet, dubbed the “son of Concorde,” is one step closer to takeoff after the experimental aircraft taxied on a ...
NASA researchers have been using a tiny aircraft dubbed “Son of Concorde” in trials to assess the impact of supersonic flights on residents. The tests took place in a wind tunnel in ...
Japan has acquired U.S.-made F-35B stealth fighter jets that could operate from its aircraft carriers in the future.
A new executive order repeals a 52-year-old ban on commercial supersonic flights, while new technology can make supersonic ...
During the dry run at NASA Armstrong, an F-15B aircraft, serving as a substitute for the X-59, flew faster than the speed of ...
The accident-prone North American F-100 Super Sabre broke the sound barrier in 1953, setting the stage for an arms race from ...
NASA's recently-retired SOFIA airborne observatory aircraft, the "flying telescope," also called Plant 42 home. The agency's ...
NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has officially begun taxi tests, marking the first time this one-of-a-kind ...
The aircraft can allegedly reach Mach 1.7, and the company said it hopes to carry passengers by 2029. Unfortunately, the sonic boom is still an issue for Boom Supersonic's designs and those of ...