From America to Europe in four hours: NASA's supersonic plane set to take flight
Following a few more ground tests, it will fly over numerous cities around the country. NASA will ask people on the ground if ...
Aerospace giant to invest $100M in North Carolina manufacturing
GE Aerospace is the second international aerospace company to announce a major investment in North Carolina this year. In ...
Supersonic flight could open door to faster air travel across country
NASA’s Quesst Mission aims to develop a new supersonic jet that produces quiet sonic booms, allowing for faster-than-sound ...
NASA’s X-59 Clears Critical Test, Edging Closer to Quiet Supersonic Flight
NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet has successfully passed electromagnetic testing, confirming its systems won’t interfere with one ...
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How America's First-Ever Civilian Jet Looks Like Going Supersonic in Front of the Sun
Aviation company Boom Supersonic turned to NASA to visualize the flow of air around its supersonic XB-1 aircraft as it tries ...
The Concorde Of Private Aviation: Virgin Galactic's Private Jet
Virgin Galactic’s private jet represents a very bold step toward making supersonic travel a reality for an elite few. Unlike ...
The aerospace start-up trying to crack the cause of Concorde’s demise
Of all the factors that killed off Concorde more than two decades ago, it was the jet’s thunderclap-loud sonic boom that ...
Boom Vs Concorde Vs Tupolev: Supersonic Passenger Jets Compared
Similar to a delta wing, the Soviet-developed Tu-144 incorporated special retractable foreplanes (canards) to improve lift ...
What Was The Convair 990 Coronado Jet And Why Did It Become A Failure?
Convair isn't the world's biggest aircraft maker, but its 990 Coronado was one of the fastest planes of the 1960s. Why was ...
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NASA captures the exact moment Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 smashes sound barrier
In a stunning, glowing image, NASA has captured the moment that Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator broke the sound barrier ...
‘Son of Concorde’ jet breaks sound barrier with ‘NO sonic boom’ in stunning snap with hope for 1.5hr NYC to London trips
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 ...