Boom Supersonic expects to break the sound barrier ... Bevacqua piloted the high-altitude U-2 jet, and later, the SR-71. His early missions, he said, involved “collecting atomic particles ...

Will Boom Supersonic fulfill the dream of the Concorde ... Bevacqua piloted the high-altitude U-2 jet, and later, the SR-71. His early missions, he said, involved “collecting atomic particles ...

A laboratory in South China has completed ground testing of an artificial intelligence-powered turbine engine that can reach speeds of up to Mach 4.

Supersonic Rebirth Since the beginning of air travel, the industry has always looked at ways to move more people quicker and/or cheaper. When supersonic flight was invented shortly after World War II, ...

On the cover of Aviation Week’s Jan. 20, 1990, issue, a U.S. Air Force/Lockheed SR-71 flies over Lake Almanor in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Air Force had announced the phasing out of the ...

Known as one of the most awe-inspiring achievements in the history of aviation, Lockheed Martin’s SR-71 Blackbird was the pinnacle of twentieth century American military aviation. Conceived in ...

Boom Supersonic announced Monday that its airliner could fly above Mach 1 without producing a sonic boom audible from the ground. As Concorde could only fly supersonic over water, this discovery ...

"During its historic first supersonic flight on January 28, 2025, Boom’s demonstrator aircraft, XB-1, broke the sound barrier three times without generating a sonic boom that reached the ground ...

Boom Supersonic announced that it could fly faster than the speed of sound without a sonic boom. Elon Musk backed the CEO's calls for regulatory changes to allow supersonic flights over land.

Supersonic flight has been banned over land by federal aviation law because of the disruptive nature of the unleashed sonic boom on the environment below. Boom’s XB-1 prototype is the first ...

"The JSU tennis and softball teams also both won the 2024 SWAC Championships. Jackson State's Sonic Boom of the South was also recognized. JSU Sonic Boom drum majors Ariel Woods and Christian Houghton ...