The ramjet needs to be moving at high speeds in order for the compression wave to build up and start the engine cycle. That means it has to be accelerated by means of a booster rocket or dropping it ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Boeing and its research subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences have unveiled ...

Traveling at the speed of sound may actually be on the horizon. NASA’s supersonic aircraft, dubbed “son of Concorde” after ...

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United Airlines Ventures (UAV), the venture capital arm of United Airlines, has announced an investment in aerospace startup Astro Mechanica. Astro Mechanica’s adaptive propulsion concept and advanced ...

Supersonic flight and its visions of high-speed thrills, intense pressure changes, and dramatic sonic booms have persisted across pop culture for decades now. But is it legit? While the idea of ...

DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. DARPA (Defense ...

3D printing is playing a special role in the development of hypersonic vehicles. Credit: 3D Systems The U.S. Air Force (USAF) awarded 3D Systems Corp. a $7.65 million contract to continue development ...