Avenging the Concorde: Inside NASA’s Quest to Break the Sound Barrier and Hush the Sonic Boom
If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if ...
Boom Supersonic’s X-B1 Plane Breaks Sound Barrier, Bringing Supersonic Travel Closer to Reality
The aerospace company put its technology to the test today, breaking the sound barrier and reviving the dream of supersonic ...
Boom Supersonic aircraft expects to break sound barrier over Mojave Desert
The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier, according ...
A haunting glow, explosive sounds, and shaking homes: Witnesses recount Northeast Philly plane crash
The gruesome scenes near the Roosevelt Mall arrived suddenly, pulling witnesses from their Friday night plans and into what ...
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NASA's X-59 plane is aiming for a sonic thump, not a boom
That elongated proboscis is designed to pierce shockwaves created when aircraft top the speed of sound, and by doing ... sonic booms? Castner: I've sat through countless meetings about the sonic ...
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
A sleek white aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier. The XB-1 aircraft ...
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Secret Air Force space plane X-37B creates sonic boom in Florida
What are those space planes doing up in space ... X-37B space planes announced its re-entry to Earth with a loud sonic boom. The plane is part of the Air Force's X-37 program.
This startup is closer than ever to reviving the Concorde era of supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the Mach 1.7 Overture will keep the US aviation industry ahead of China in the ...
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Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight today: Watch live
Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test flight this morning (Jan. 28). This would mark the first time ...
Sonic boom alert: SpaceX targeting two Falcon 9 rocket launches Monday from Cape Canaveral
Monday's SpaceX twin Falcon 9 missions are slated to become the 11th and 12th orbital rocket launches thus far this year from ...
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What Causes A Sonic Boom?
This incredible, explosive sound has everything to do with physics – so ... you might sometimes hear a double sonic boom. This is created by long aircraft – one sonic boom will emanate from ...