What is required to transform the thunderous crack of a sonic boom into a mere whisper across the sky? On July 10, 2025, the solution became visible on the sun-drenched runways of Palmdale, California ...

That speed defines Mach 1. An aircraft at Mach 2 is going twice that speed, at Mach 3 three times, and so on. ... the sonic-boom carpet, behind it, much like a boat’s wake.

The first aircraft to officially go supersonic was the Bell X-1, piloted by famed aviator Charles "Chuck" Yeager. He accomplished this feat on October 14, 1947, at an altitude of 45,000 feet.

Supersonic aircraft design has re-emerged as a focal point in aerospace research, driven by the need to develop transport solutions that are both economically viable and environmentally acceptable ...

Sonic boom from SpaceX Dragon rattles parts of Southern California 00:20. Most of Southern California felt the shaking from a brief sonic boom created as SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft reentered Earth ...

Boom’s supersonic XB-1 prototype aircraft broke the sound barrier on Jan. 28 on three separate runs at Mojave Space and Air Port in California without the sonic boom being heard or registered on ...

On-board LIDAR measurements will provide information about the local atmosphere and will aide in the prediction of how loud the sonic boom will be just ahead of the aircraft. Small, distributed shape ...

A bill to repeal the ban on supersonic flights over the U.S. could increase the demand for the gas-guzzling jets from around a dozen to as many as 240 ...