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

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

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet went out in style on Monday (Feb ... which helps to explain why Boom is so confident that supersonic passenger flight can come back. (Frequent, loud booms heard over ...

In a stunning, glowing image, NASA has captured the moment that Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator broke the sound barrier ...

Boom Supersonic, the Colorado-based company that made the jet, hailed its test flights as ... predicting that the market for supersonic passenger jets could be "easily over 1,000 aircraft".

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 ...

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

A unique photograph captured another side of the historic test flight that paves the way for a next-generation jet to be ...

A closer look at how Sir Richard Branson tried and failed to bring supersonic capabilities to the Virgin Atlantic fleet.

In comparison, a standard passenger jet typically takes about eight hours to make the same journey. The successful test flight of the XB-1 is a major achievement for Boom Supersonic and the ...

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by ...