On July 10, 2025, NASA test pilot Nils Larson completed the aircraft’s first low-speed taxi test in the U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.

NASA’s supersonic “Son of Concorde” plane which will halve the travel time between London and New York is zooming ever closer ...

With a Coke-bottle fuselage and record-breaking climb rate, the F-8 Crusader didn’t just fly, it tore through expectations. Learn how the Crusader became the first Navy jet to break the sound barrier ...

The speed of sound is known as Mach 1 (767 mph), and when an object moves beyond this, it's called "breaking the sound barrier." This is also known as supersonic flight, a scientific term ...

Supersonic commercial travel became a reality after Concorde began flights with British Airways and Air France in January ...

There’s a title bout underway between the top contenders in the business-jet ring, and Bombardier is looking like an early ...

The jet flew at 34,400-39,300ft, at speeds of M1.12 to M1.17, to investigate cut-off thresholds under a project designated ‘FaINT’.

Felix Baumgartner poses with his Laureus Award in 2013, one year after becoming the first human to break the sound barrier in free fall. His tattoo, "Born to Fly," became symbolic of a career ...