NASA's X-59 aircraft uses radical design to reduce sonic booms to 75-decibel thumps, potentially ending the 50-year ban on ...
Breakfast in New York, midmorning snack in London. Taxi tests are underway on a highly anticipated supersonic plane designed to quietly break the sound barrier — and slash flight time between New York ...
A "son of Concorde" that could take you from New York to London in under four hours is a step closer to take-off. NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has officially begun taxi tests, ...
The skies over the United States could be wide open for much faster air travel in the near future. Not just because passenger planes capable of breaking the sound barrier are in development — for the ...
The aircraft is undergoing its final round of tests before it finally takes to the sky for the first time. NASA's X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet continues to make its way toward the runway. The X-59 was ...
The global aviation industry is on the cusp of a significant transformation with China’s recent announcement of its ambitious supersonic passenger jet project. While the world watches closely, ...
As the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, Concorde was popular with royals, celebrities, and business executives.