Captain Mike Bannister, who flew more Concorde hours than any other pilot, is hopeful about the future of the Boom Supersonic ...

Here's a look at the flight and the history of supersonic travel: It was a step toward reviving supersonic commercial travel, ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The ...

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We went over the North Sea and down to the Bay of Biscay. It was very exciting." The world's media, with camera crews from as far afield as Japan and the Caribbean, watched as Concorde took off.

Like Concorde, the XB-1 and Overture both have a long nose and a high angle of attack for takeoff and landing, which interrupts the pilots’ view of the runway. While Concorde dealt with this by ...

This is a real treat if your little ones like planes - featuring the Concorde nose droop.

A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator is set to exceed Mach 1 (770 mph) in ...

He’d much rather relay the details of the times he spent in the cockpit, alongside the handful of Concorde captains, staring out of the heat-resistant visor and over the trademark droop nose on ...

January 21 is one of those days that have gone down well in history. You might ask why so ... On January 21, 1976, a historic moment in aviation unfolded as the first commercial Concorde flights took ...