Seven down. Three to go. Boom Supersonic—the developer of a 64-to-80-passenger commercial airliner that flies faster than the speed of sound—last week set speed and altitude records with its XB-1 test ...

We take a look at the ten fastest planes ever flown. Though some uncrewed aircraft (like the X-43) have flown faster, they ...

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A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time this week, cruising over the southern California desert just after sunrise in what could be the first step ...

Dawn Aerospace has flown its rocket-powered aircraft past the speed of sound, the latest milestone on its path to its first commercial flights. During the test, which took place on New Zealand’s South ...

Supersonic air travel has been reserved for military pilots since Concorde went out of service way back in 2003. That’s been ...

Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone with its first experimental flight to reach Mach 1. The speed was achieved about 11 minutes into the test. “There we are!" said Mike Bannister. "XB-1 is ...

A revolutionary hypersonic airliner, the A-HyM Hypersonic Air Master, could slash London-New York flight times to a mere 45 minutes. This groundbreaking aircraft is set to revolutionize air travel by ...