Similar to a delta wing, the Soviet-developed Tu-144 incorporated special retractable foreplanes (canards) to improve lift ...

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 ...

NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a ...

Dubbed "son of Concorde", the XB-1 ascended to an altitude of 35,000 ft over the Mojave desert in California before cranking the "accelerator" to reach Mach 1.1 – around 844 mph and equivalent ...

With a flying altitude of 12.4 miles above the ground ... Several reasons led to the decision to retire Concorde. Air France and British Airways cited low passenger numbers and high maintenance ...

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

With a flying altitude of 12.4 miles above the ground ... was just to ensure the drone is able to taxi properly - not fly. CONCORDE was the supersonic passenger jet considered the ultimate luxury ...

Venus Aerospace is building a hypersonic aircraft that can carry about a dozen passengers, traveling at Mach 9, nine times the speed of sound. The Stargazer, ...

A post shared by Business Insider (@businessinsider) Excessive force or debris could have hurt the landing gear A strong crosswind and possible wind shear, a sudden change in wind direction that can ...