On February 10, in the skies above the Mojave Desert, the Boom Supersonic XB-1 test jet roared past Mach 1, tearing through ...

“Flight symbolized our ... of dying in an airplane accident. Supersonic speeds, at least about 650 mph, required rethinking conventional notions about aerodynamics, control and efficiency.

In aerodynamics, this term refers to an unconventional ... believes that a quieter boom will make the case for removing the supersonic flight ban over land that’s been in place since 1971.

For decades, supersonic commercial airline flight has been banned over land by global aviation law because of the problems the sonic boom can produce on the ground. That may change as early as ...

Powered flight ultimately gave the world the first ... which had much to do with the fact that it was the first supersonic jet interceptor, and developing that nascent technology into a functional ...

NASA's new X-59 supersonic jet is a step closer to flight after passing an important ground test in March. Known as "engine speed hold," the test ensured that the X-59 can maintain a specific ...

America currently remains ahead of China when it comes to airplanes that can fly faster than the speed of sound, according to Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl. “I think aviation has always been ...

Blake Scholl, chief executive of Boom Supersonic, said the XB-1 was built with a “tiny budget and just 50 people, including engineers, technicians, pilots”. Data from the test flight is being ...

But the length of private trips around the world could soon be slashed, thanks to a new 'near-supersonic' liner in ... of the catastrophic Air France Flight 4590 crash. Other reasons for the ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft broke the sound barrier for its first time ever in late January. During that highly-anticipated test flight, the jet went above Mach 1 several times ...