A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday ... “much like a boat creates a wake in water,” according to NASA.

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time ever ... It is supposed to be two times faster than current planes over water and 20% quicker over land.

The goal with Overture is to have a quieter sonic boom footprint, and therefore may be able to fly over land as well as water, says a Boom spokesperson. If that were to happen, countless new ...

To “break the sound barrier” means to fly faster than the ... Cheap, large and efficient airliners like it blew Concorde out of the water. Designed to cruise efficiently at supersonic speeds ...

Curtin University researchers have developed a new technique to make glass water-repellent ... permanently alters the surface of glass. "The sound waves create microscopic bubbles in a diazonium ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft broke the sound barrier for its first time ever ... speeds twice as fast as current planes over water and 50% quicker over land.