United Airlines has signed a deal with Boom Supersonic to bring back supersonic commercial air travel. With new materials, ...

I visited Boom Supersonic HQ to see their latest development on the supersonic airplane. I met with the Boom Supersonic ...

Prior to 2003 a transatlantic trip from new york to london could be done in as little as 3 hours, compaired to today's fight ...

Boom Supersonic independently designed and built the XB-1, the first civil supersonic jet in America. The XB-1's first ...

When planes exceed Mach 1 (the speed of sound, or about 767 miles per hour—1,234 kilometers/hour for those using the metric ...

People were aware of sonic booms, as military jets were capable of breaking the sonic barrier for a decade. However, there ...

Despite all these technological advances, a supersonic aircraft still cannot beat physics. Shock waves, and their associated ...

NASA has completed the engine ground tests on its supersonic jet, which is expected to take to skies later this year. The ...

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