More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental ...

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is clearing the way for the return of commercial supersonic air travel by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just days after NASA’s experimental X-59 plane flew at supersonic speeds for the first time, the space agency has announced ...

NASA’s experimental X-59 plane is one step closer to making faster-than-sound flight quiet after the aircraft flew supersonic for the first time on June 5, reaching a peak speed of 713 miles per ...

The U.S. Air Force is the entity responsible for assigning X-number designations to important experimental aircraft and rockets that dates back to 1947. The new experimental supersonic X-plane was ...

The X-59 is designed to travel faster than the speed of sound without creating a loud sonic boom. The ultimate goal is to prove that quiet supersonic flight is a viable option for commercial airlines.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cross-country travel could one day look very different if NASA’s newest experimental aircraft lives up to its promise as its ...

After breaking the sound barrier for the first time, NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet flew faster and at higher altitudes in preparation for its most crucial test. The experimental aircraft reached a speed ...

There might come a time, soon enough, when commercial supersonic flight over land could be possible all over the world. If that happens, history will probably remember the X-59 experimental aircraft ...

Like many other military superpowers post-World War II, the British Air Ministry developed one of the most versatile ...

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