Boeing looked at a supersonic bomber designed to outrun ... They came back with a delta wing design. The American SST was a popular idea with airlines and even the American government, as it ...

The Boeing 2707, a supersonic jet that never flew ... Besides having the aircraft drawn up with the well-liked delta-wing aerodynamic design, the Boeing 2707 was equally anticipated for its ...

Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.

Impact Link Boom Supersonic just became the first US commercial ... especially as China's homegrown jetliners gain traction and Boeing continues to face delivery delays. "Boeing hasn't built ...

Throughout development, all teams converged on a similar design, with a delta wing and similar ... issues that hampered supersonic flight. After the L-2000 lost to Boeing so many decades ago ...

a modified version of the engine used in Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet flown by the U.S. Navy. "Running the engine, an F414-GE-100, with afterburner will allow the X-59 to meet its supersonic speed ...

Why do Boeing 747s have that hump in the front? Turns out, it's been around since the '60s. Back then, everyone was excited for supersonic commercial flight. Sadly, that never panned out.

founder and CEO of the Colorado startup that wants to build supersonic aircraft in North Carolina. Boom celebrated the opening of its Greensboro factory last month. In recent years, Boeing and ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 test jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday. The XB-1 is a subscale version of its planned passenger model. The company's CEO says the US aviation market is ...

NASA is looking at developing a craft with a softer boom, and Boeing is also working on a prototype for supersonic commercial travel. Any new such service will likely face the same hurdles as the ...