the liminal space between subsonic and supersonic speed, where the very air was the enemy, compressing itself against the plane’s skin, and where the “sound barrier” was said to be.

Boom Technology, the Colorado company working on building the next generation of supersonic jets, has chosen to develop and ...

Amid heightened concerns about U.S. aviation infrastructure, a crop of startups are bullish that they will disrupt the travel ...

Boom Supersonic projects beginning Symphony engine testing later this year, starting with a prototype core that serves as the ...

The military re-evaluated its priorities with fighter jets. Rather than optimizing airframes to sustain high speeds, it ...

Innovation in commercial aviation has been stuck for 60 years. A commercial supersonic jet might be back on the market soon, ...

With their ability to fly at speeds in excess of five times the speed of sound, hypersonic missiles ... vehicles operate is that they're shot to supersonic speeds by a rocket motor and boosted ...

For decades, supersonic commercial airline flight has ... Each one-tenth beyond Mach 1 represents a 10% increase beyond the speed of sound, so Mach 1.1 is 10% faster, Mach 1.2 is 20% faster ...