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 ...

The stunning image is an example of Schlieren photography, which shows the "fluid flow" around a moving ... around the aircraft when it was flying at supersonic speeds. CONCORDE was the supersonic ...

The Son of Concorde, an XB-1 jet, has reportedly broken the sound barrier, making it one step closer to an astonishing feat.

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

American airline company Boom Technology is moving closer to launching its first supersonic ... piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier since the Concorde was retired from service ...

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, ...

We need to be moving now to around Mach 2 or faster and ... innovative team can design, build and fly a supersonic aircraft. More than 20 years since the last flight of Concorde – can Boom bring back ...

In fact, the situation may be even more stark. Supersonic aircraft tend to fly at high altitudes (Concorde flew at 60,000ft (18km) rather than the 40,000ft (12km) typical for most passenger jets ...