Some may already be familiar with the sonic boom that accompanies a break to the sound barrier, but when and why would ...

If you've been keeping tabs on aviation news as of late, you saw that Boom Supersonic just recently broke the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft. Oddly enough, no one on the ground ...

NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph without producing a loud sonic boom— soared across the California desert in its first test flight on Tuesday, ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 breaks sound barrier in test flight XB-1 test flight marks milestone for Boom's commercial airliner plans Boom Supersonic has 130 orders from major airlines for Overture Jan 28 ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Monday as the latest test flight indicated the aircraft hit 844 mph out of California's Mojave Air and Space Port. BOOM It took ...

It's been 22 years since the last civilian that we know of took a trip in a supersonic airliner. Back in 2003, the mighty Concorde, plagued by a number of financial troubles, had its final flight, and ...

A Korean Airlines jet plane approaches Los Angeles International Airport as low clouds gather over the Pacific ahead of forecasted rain in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb ...

Skydiver, daredevil and extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner died Thursday. He was 56. The Austrian, who in 2012 became the first person to break the sound barrier with just his body, died in a ...

In the '60s the FIA split the land speed record attempts into two categories: Unlimited and Wheel-and-Piston driven. Here, Breedlove is on his way to a new Unlimited record of 408 mph, which he set on ...