Similar to a delta wing, the Soviet-developed Tu-144 incorporated special retractable foreplanes (canards) to improve lift ...

A closer look at how Sir Richard Branson tried and failed to bring supersonic capabilities to the Virgin Atlantic fleet.

A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as Boom Supersonic’s XB-1, America’s first civil ...

NASA and Boom Supersonic capture a stunning image of the XB-1 aircraft breaking the sound barrier using the Sun as a backdrop ...

But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the ...

On March 2, 1969, the Concorde took flight for the first time, ushering in a new era of supersonic travel. A marvel of ...

Today, the Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde, the turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner icon, first flew in 1969.

NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a ...

Several reasons led to the decision to retire Concorde. Air France and British ... such as shock waves, around the supersonic aircraft." The plan was for Boom to break the sound barrier at ...

It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew ... than 21 years since commercial supersonic travel ended with the Anglo-French airliner’s final flight in November ...