If you know anything about supersonic passenger airliners, you'll know only one of them managed to be any good at their job. That being the Anglo-French Concorde, an airplane that hasn't flown in ...

Although none of these aircraft would be brought to full-scale production or even enter commercial service, Boeing led the ...

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California during sunrise, shortly after completion of painting. NASA’s newest X-plane ...

Initial flying qualities and air data performance were verified during the X-59’s flight, which will be expanded over the coming months.

Here’s What You Need to Know: Supersonic transport was not as revolutionary as had originally been envisioned. Supersonic transport was such a high priority, that the United States government promised ...

THE U.S. has seldom been reluctant to embrace either technological change or the challenge of great national projects. It is a sign of the questioning times that disquiet now attends a project of just ...

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has enlisted the support of the country’s aerospace players to conduct research & development into a supersonic transport. The agreement envisages the ...

A brand-new supersonic jet, dubbed the Stargazer, could soon transport passengers from London to New York in a one-hour trip at a dizzying speed of 4,600 mph. The plane was developed by Venus ...

Five years before Concorde’s first flight, another majestic supersonic aircraft took to the skies — and almost became the inspiration for an even faster passenger plane. It was the XB-70 Valkyrie, an ...

Los Angeles-based startup Exosonic will develop a concept for a purpose-built, supersonic unmanned aircraft system (UAS) under a 15-month, $750,000 U.S. Air Force contract, the company announced Oct.

NASA and Lockheed Martin have tested the experimental supersonic aircraft X-59 on a first test flight to check onboard systems.