NASA plans to test its X-59 aircraft this year, paving the way for the return of supersonic commercial flights for the first ...

If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if ...

Boom's XB-1 aircraft was subjected to a maximum dynamic pressure higher than it will experience at Mach 1.1. The next test ...

For example, NASA's joint project with Lockheed Martin, the X-59 aircraft, allegedly reduces the infamous sonic boom to a "sonic thump," according to the organization. Although the Concorde was ...

Commercial supersonic aircraft may soon return for the first ... millions in developing technology to eradicate the problematic sonic boom such planes generate. However, whether there will be ...

Is there a way to take the boom out of the sonic boom? Between 1976, when Concorde began flights to the United States, and 2003, when the aircraft was retired, you may have been fortunate enough ...

SON of Concorde’ XB-1 jet is “on track” to break the sound barrier in early 2025, makers of the supersonic plane have announced. In its first major update of the year, ...

That elongated proboscis is designed to pierce shockwaves created when aircraft top the speed of sound, and by doing so reduce sonic booms to a more muted sonic thump that won't deafen folks on ...

Earlier this month, NASA started performing simulated “sonic thumps” over Galveston, Texas using an F/A-18. By performing a series of special dives, the aircraft was able to approximate what ...

Two Royal Air Force Typhoons caused sonic booms as they went to intercept an aircraft which had lost its radio contact over south-east England. The fighters from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire were ...