Supersonic flight began with dangerous experiments in the 20th century and culminated in Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier in 1947 with the Bell X-1. Commercial supersonic travel briefly thrived ...

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China say the C949 could reduce Britain to New York journey time from the usual seven hours to less than half that, making ...

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NASA scientists are advancing supersonic parachutes with advanced sensors to make it more reliable and safer at delivering ...

EADaily, August 4th, 2025. The new Russian fifth-generation fighter Su-57 received a hypersonic weapon in the form of a ...

The speed range is wide, beginning with subsonic missiles capable of flying under Mach 1. Supersonic missiles fly at Mach 1-5, and hypersonic missiles are almost too fast to comprehend at Mach 5+.

President Vladimir Putin says Russia has started production of its newest hypersonic missile. Speaking Friday alongside ...

The speed of sound in the air is about 767 mph, but the speed of sound in water is closer to 3,500 mph—more than four times faster. That means Schmidt and his team will do their experiments at speeds ...