The world’s most glamorous aircraft was cruising at a thrilling 1315 mph, with the curvature of the Earth visible to those who cared enough ...

CHINA has unveiled its latest supersonic drone which reportedly could fly passengers at twice the speed of Concorde. The ...

Boom Supersonic independently designed and built the XB-1, the first civil supersonic jet in America. The XB-1's first ...

There is every indication that supersonic planes are on their way back, more than two decades after Concorde last took to the ...

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Despite all these technological advances, a supersonic aircraft still cannot beat physics. Shock waves, and their associated drag, will still exist. So, a single supersonic aircraft will still produce ...

When planes exceed Mach 1 (the speed of sound, or about 767 miles per hour—1,234 kilometers/hour for those using the metric ...

Donald Trump has revealed his ambitious plan to launch the "Son of Concorde", a next-generation supersonic jet that aims to ...

The only supersonic airliners ever made, the Concorde and the Tupolev Tu-144, were not private ventures. While the cost of the Tu-144 is opaque due to the nature of the Soviet Union's economy ...

China's new 'Monkey King' drone is anticipated to be able to travel at twice the speed of sound and marks a groundbreaking ...