Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft set a new altitude record of 25,040 feet and matched its top speed of Mach 0.82 ...

Boom Supersonic is taking significant steps toward bringing commercial supersonic travel back to the skies. The company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft recently completed its eighth flight, setting a new ...

New Zealand-based company Dawn Aerospace made a groundbreaking flight on November 12 when its Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered ...

A rocket-powered aircraft has broken the sound barrier for the first time since Concorde, following a successful test flight ...

A rocket-powered aircraft has broken the sound barrier for the first time since Concorde. Dawn Aerospace’s MK-11 Aurora jet ...

Starting on Oct. 30, engineers with NASA's X-59 Quesst program (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) have been conducting test runs of the jet's engines at the storied Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in ...

The aerospace company is on the verge of achieving its goal of reaching supersonic flight by the end of the year.

During the Nov. 5 test flight, which lasted 55 minutes, XB-1 reached an altitude of 23,015 feet (7,015 meters) and a new top speed of 629 mph (1,012 kph). This means the aircraft reached Mach 0.82, ...

The Baidi B-Type supersonic jet aka the 'White Emperor', has been conceived as an “integrated space-air fighter as part of ...

Developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, an aerospace and defense conglomerate owned by the Chinese ...

THE soon-to-be supersonic XB-1 plane has flown higher than it ever has before in its most recent flight test. The super-fast ...