NASA’s X-59 QueSST, a groundbreaking supersonic technology demonstrator, has successfully completed its inaugural flight on ...

Concorde was the result of a joint program between France's Sud Aviation and the United Kingdom's British Aircraft ...

Aeronautical Engineer Richard Whitcomb literally changed the shape of modern aviation when he designed the “Coke bottle” fuselage — a narrow-waisted plane body that helps high-speed jets to slip ...

Flown by NASA X-59 lead pilot Nils Larson, the much-anticipated first flight of the Lockheed Martin-built aircraft began at 8 ...

During the first years of the Cold War, the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command had a simple defense strategy. If the conflict ever turned hot, they would have in their ranks fighter and ...

It strikes from altitudes so low that by the time enemy radar detects it, bombs are already falling. Equipped with Doppler ...

But the variable-sweep wing design seems to have gone out of fashion most recently. As the name suggests, “variable-sweep” wings are aircraft wings that can be adjusted to different degrees of ...

The Concorde was the fastest commercial plane ever flown, but its speed came with a hefty price tag. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

At this year's Paris Air Show, Boom Supersonic announced a raft of new supplier agreements that reveal technical specifications for the company's planned Overture supersonic commercial airliner and ...

Summary and Most Important Points: The F-111 Aardvark, a pioneering supersonic, multirole jet, served the U.S. Air Force for nearly three decades and the Royal Australian Air Force for four decades.

I don’t know about you, but I personally can’t wait for the age of supersonic passenger transport to make a glorious comeback. There are several companies working on this issue at the moment, and one ...