Crossing the sound barrier, also known as exceeding Mach 1 ... The world’s fastest manned aircraft, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, is capable of sustained speeds exceeding Mach 3 (approximately ...

That hasn't always been the case, though, with commercial airliners that could break the sound barrier having operated ... in history is the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, which had a top speed of ...

In a bid to outdo the world speed record of the famous Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spyplane ... the remote takeoff and landing system, breaking the sound barrier and, finally, pushing past Mach ...

That day Yeager—an Appalachian farm boy-turned-fighter ace—flew an experimental rocket plane called the Bell X-1 through the sound barrier and ... pressure suits for SR-71 and U-2 pilots ...

Boom Supersonic expects to break the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday ... Bevacqua piloted the high-altitude U-2 jet, and later, the SR-71. His early missions, he said, involved ...