A startup says it can fly supersonic without the noisy boom. Here's how its airliner would compare to the famous Concorde.
A startup wants to revive the Concorde for the generations of flyers that missed out, without the noisy boom and the up to ...
F-35 test pilot shares what it's like to jump from flying an old F-16 to Lockheed Martin's newest 5th-gen stealth fighter
Monessa Balzhiser, whose call sign is "Siren," explained to Business Insider the surprises of moving from one aircraft to the ...
Aero India: Test pilots, who they are, what they do?
Being a test pilot isn’t always the healthiest business in the world. [In the 1950s, test pilots were being killed at the ...
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This Silent Plane Just Made History
Two weeks ago, Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane made history when it broke the sound barrier over the continental ...
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This Company Is Taking the ‘Boom’ Out of Supersonic Flight
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 creates a sonic boom inaudible from the ground below when flying at the exact right speed and altitude ...
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The Pros and Cons of Supersonic Air Travel
Supersonic commercial air travel is becoming feasible as Boom Supersonic's XB-1 successfully broke the sound barrier.
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Quiet NASA Supersonic X-59 Jet Moves Closer to Maiden Flight
NASA and Lockheed Martin have completed three engine run tests of the X-59 aircraft for its planned 2025 first flight under ...
A new airplane silently broke the sound barrier. It looks nothing like NASA’s X-59
Thanks to upgraded engines and advanced computers that monitor weather in real time, Boom Supersonic achieved the holy grail ...
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NASA Snaps the Throttle of Its X-59 Supersonic Demo Plane, First Flight Coming in 2025
American space agency NASA announced it has concluded the ground engine tests for the X-59 supersonic airplane, first flight coming later this year ...
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XB-1 supersonic aircraft smashes sound barrier without explosive boom
If you've been keeping tabs on aviation news as of late, you saw that Boom Supersonic just recently broke the sound barrier ...
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NASA's X-59 turns up power, throttles through engine tests
NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has taken another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a series of engine performance tests.
Experimental jet achieves supersonic flight, minus the boom
Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone last month when its XB-1 prototype became the first civil aircraft to break the ...