In 1956, the U.S. Navy’s F11F Tiger became the second carrier-based aircraft to break the sound barrier. But during a weapons ...

The accident-prone North American F-100 Super Sabre broke the sound barrier in 1953, setting the stage for an arms race from ...

Supersonic flight began with dangerous experiments in the 20th century and culminated in Chuck Yeager breaking the sound ...

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

After his first skydive as a teenager in 1986, Baumgartner pursued increasingly daring feats. In 1999, he set a record for ...

The man known as "Fearless Felix" made history 13 years ago when he parachuted down to a landing near Roswell, New Mexico, ...

The X-59 jet, dubbed the “son of Concorde,” is one step closer to takeoff after the experimental aircraft taxied on a ...

There are dozens of fighter jets that were never shot down from other fighters, including, the F-15, F-22, MiG-31, Saab's JAS 39 Gripen, and the Harrier.

A new executive order repeals a 52-year-old ban on commercial supersonic flights, while new technology can make supersonic ...

Austrian daredevil “fearless Felix” Baumgartner, who died on Thursday aged 56, stunned fans around the world by breaking the ...

(DEK) The legendary Austrian skydiver who shattered the sound barrier and redefined the boundaries of human flight has died in a paragliding accident at 56. Felix Baumgartner didn't just fall from the ...

Felix Baumgartner jumped from a capsule at an altitude of 39km, becoming the first person to break the sound barrier without ...