The legendary Concorde and the Soviet Tu‑144 were both capable of cruising at roughly twice the speed of sound, making for dramatically fast flight times. Boom’s Overture is designed for a slower ...

Convair isn't the world's biggest aircraft maker, but its 990 Coronado was one of the fastest planes of the 1960s. Why was ...

NASA captures a historic image of the XB-1 supersonic jet breaking the sound barrier without a loud boom, marking a breakthrough.

But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the ...

Sonic booms have long been a barrier to overland supersonic flights. The Concorde was banned from virtually every country in the world because of the thundering noise. Only the US, Great Britain, and ...

The Colorado-based company says specialized photography from NASA shows the shock waves as Boom’s supersonic demonstrator ...

In a stunning, glowing image, NASA has captured the moment that Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator broke the sound barrier ...

Boom Supersonic test pilot uses precise maneuvering to help NASA snap a photo of the firm’s civil supersonic jet in flight.

A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as Boom Supersonic’s XB-1, America’s first civil ...

The eyes of the world were on Concorde as it darted at supersonic speed from London to ... experience the incredible thrill of the sonic boom as they whizz through the speed barrier.