Similar to a delta wing, the Soviet-developed Tu-144 incorporated special retractable foreplanes (canards) to improve lift ...

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Virgin Galactic’s private jet represents a very bold step toward making supersonic travel a reality for an elite few. Unlike ...

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NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a ...

Commercial flights faster than the speed of sound have taken another step closer to reality. Boom Supersonic announced Monday that its airliner could fly above Mach 1 without producing a sonic ...

A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as Boom Supersonic’s XB-1, America’s first civil ...

An incredible image shows Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaking the sound barrier. The post American aircraft shatters sound ...

Boom Supersonic test pilot uses precise maneuvering to help NASA snap a photo of the firm’s civil supersonic jet in flight.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet has broken the sound barrier in a stunning image captured by NASA, as the company says it's the ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype is the first civilian aircraft to break the sound barrier since Concorde, which was retired in 2003. It reached 844mph. | Credit: Boom Supersonic A small prototype ...