The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight ...

More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work.

Back in the 1960s, Concorde was developed in wind tunnels, which meant building costly physical models, running tests, then repeating. “You just can’t test very many designs, when every iteration ...

The aircraft will feature a Concorde-like design Virgin Galactic's opposed supersonic aircraft features a Concorde-like design, and the plane is capable of seating between nine and 19 passengers, ...

Back in the 1960s, Concorde was developed in wind tunnels, which meant building costly physical models, running tests, then repeating. “You just can’t test very many designs, when every ...

A supersonic jet built by US company Boom has broken the sound barrier for the first time since the Concorde during a test flight. Boom's Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator is the first civil aircraft to ...

A US company's prototype jet has broken the sound barrier in a demonstration it hopes will pave the way for a successor to the Concorde. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is the first civilian aircraft to ...

Moment 'new Concorde' prototype breaks the sound barrier on test flight During the test flight, the aircraft reached an altitude of 34,000ft before accelerating to above Mach 1.0 speed, which is ...

A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier for the first time on ... including a yet-to-be produced engine design. Would-be rival Aerion collapsed ...

Boom Supersonic has achieved the first supersonic flight of its X-B1 demonstrator aircraft, heralding a major step forward in the development of its Concorde-like Overture plane. Tuesday’s XB-1 ...