NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft has successfully completed its first flight, demonstrating the ability to break the sound barrier with a quiet "thump" instead of a sonic boom. This breakthrough, ...

I went on board two Concordes, including the first prototype, at Paris's air and space museum. Concorde, retired in 2003 due to costs and a crash, flew at more than twice the speed of sound. Boom ...

NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet has successfully completed its first flight, marking a significant stride towards quieter ...

SUPERSONIC holiday flights over land are one step closer after an experimental “quiet” supersonic Nasa jet took flight. Late ...

A futuristic-looking aircraft that could pave the way for a new Concorde has taken to the skies for the first time. The “one-of-a-kind” supersonic X-59 spent about an hour in the air after taking off ...

The closest I’ve ever been to being on a supersonic flight was looking at the Concorde on static display at the Intrepid Museum in New York. But, for an entire generation of travelers and aviators, ...

Fifty years after the Concorde first flew, a new era of innovation and entrepreneurial ideas seeks to make supersonic flight practical and sustainable. Flying passengers at twice the speed of sound, ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Fifty years after the Concorde first flew, a new era of innovation and entrepreneurial ideas seeks to make supersonic flight practical and ...