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

A diagram depicts Mach cutoff, a phenomenon in which supersonic aircraft can fly faster than sound without creating a sonic boom audible on the ... Startup's proving plane breaks sound barrier BOOM!

The quest to break the sound barrier wasn’t just about speed - it was a high-risk race between nations, engineers, and test ...

Off the coast of Pusan, South Korea, July 7, 1999 -- An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Five One (VFA-151) breaks the sound barrier in the skies over the Pacific Ocean. VFA ...

The sound barrier was first broken on Oct. 14, 1947, according to the U.S. Air Force. That's when Capt. Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1 rocket-propelled aircraft broke the sound barrier.

Rather than paying Bell and Goodlin—who wanted $150,000 to break the sound barrier—in April 1947 the Army decided to use one of its own pilots. Enter Chuck Yeager.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- A new sound barrier is getting a lot of attention, but it may not catch your eye. A transparent highway barrier went up along Interstate 35E in Little Canada this week.