A photo of Nasa's latest test, taken through a window in the sidewall of Nasa's supersonic wind tunnel in Cleveland, shows a 1.79 percent scale model of the aircraft. Boeing has been tight-lipped ...

Supersonic travel: Down, but not out Christopher Orlebar, a former Concorde co-pilot, is optimistic the supersonic plane will fly again By Douglas Herbert, CNN.com writer ...

Last week, we delved into the history of supersonic passenger planes — how they were developed, when and where they flew, and ultimately, what killed them. We also enumerated the many challenges ...

At the time, Boeing was chasing dreams of supersonic glory with the Boeing 2707, its answer to the Concorde. The company believed the 747's reign as a passenger jet would be short, expecting it to ...

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 ...

Lombardi, whose office at the Boeing Archives is an aviation geek’s dream — filled with scale models, photos, plans and all kinds of other goodies related to every aspect of Boeing’s history ...

Boeing, anticipating the rise of supersonic travel, ... But that scale comes at a cost—literally. The Boeing 777-9, ... This has given the 747 a long second life even as passenger models are ...

For more supersonic companies, head on over to Top 5 Supersonic Travel Companies in the World. Think for a second if you were living in 1923 instead of in 2023. It’s been five years since the ...

In the meantime, it hasn’t even flown a scale model. ... Last year, Aerion Supersonic, a venture backed by Boeing, closed its doors after running out of money. Another, ...

A supersonic boom is on par with a nearby thunder strike, which falls at around 105–110 PLdB. It’s really freaking loud. And you can easily make it even louder.

In fact, Qantas had ordered 10, including four Concordes and six of Boeing's planned supersonic jet. The story has its gestation in the 1960s, ... This is a 1/3 scale model of a Mach 2.2, ...