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

But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the ...

A "son of Concorde" aircraft that may one day fly from New York to London in 1.5 hours has reached supersonic speeds. An ...

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 ...

The Son of Concorde, an XB-1 jet, has reportedly broken the sound barrier, making it one step closer to an astonishing feat.

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

NASA captures a historic image of the XB-1 supersonic jet breaking the sound barrier without a loud boom, marking a breakthrough.

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

Sonic booms have long been a barrier to overland supersonic flights. The Concorde was banned from virtually every country in the world because of the thundering noise. Only the US, Great Britain, and ...

Prior to 2003 a transatlantic trip from new york to london could be done in as little as 3 hours, compaired to today's fight ...

A "son of Concorde ... sonic boom reached the ground as the jet flew at supersonic speeds. "This image makes the invisible visible—the first American-made civil supersonic jet breaking the sound ...