American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...

Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time. Boom Supersonic's ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of ...

Stretching back to WWII, the history of Russian jet development is intertwined with that of the United States. Here are the ...

The aircraft was developed during the Cold War ... Our Mach 1.17 fell way short of the plane's maximum of Mach 1.8, though. Supersonic fighter English Electric Lightning, UK, 7th September 1964.

In supersonic flight these disturbances combine to form shock waves around the vehicle. When people say you can see a fighter jet before you hear it, they're referring to supersonic flight ...

Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the… An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently ... airspace in ...

NASA unveils its revolutionary X-59 Quesst 'quiet' supersonic jet (photos, video) — NASA is 'learning to listen to the X-59' by simulating sonic thumps with fighter jets (photos) ...

It followed a protocol that expanded its flight envelope through subsonic, transonic, and then supersonic speeds. It was shadowed by two former fighter jets that Boom uses to monitor the XB-1 ...

In supersonic flight these disturbances combine to form shock waves around the vehicle. When people say you can see a fighter jet before you hear it, they’re referring to supersonic flight ...