The XB-1 demonstrator has broken the speed of sound, hitting Mach 1.1. It is the first civil supersonic aircraft in US history and the first to do so since Concorde was retired in 2003. That was an ...
The historic event occurred on Tuesday during a test flight from the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. Notably, this is the first time a civil supersonic jet made in America has shattered the ...
Supersonic air travel has been reserved for military pilots since Concorde went out of service way back in 2003. That’s been changing this week, though, as a fierce storm sweeping the Atlantic ...