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President Donald Trump on Friday instructed the FAA to repeal its ban on overland supersonic flight, which has been in place since 1973.

Feature This week, a bipartisan bill was introduced that would allow supersonic flight over the continental US for the first time in 52 years, as long as they're quiet. The Supersonic Aviation ...

The designers of China’s J-36 stealth fighter are working on a computer system that will help pilots achieve the difficult and dangerous manoeuvre of landing a sixth-generation jet on a moving ...

Chinese aerospace firm Comac has supersonic flight in its sight and has published plans of a proposed jet called the C949. It is planned for release in 2049 to coincide with the centenary of the ...

Chinese aerospace giant Comac has unveiled its plans for the C949, a supersonic aircraft designed to fly 50% farther than the Concorde and produce sonic booms quieter than a hairdryer. Scheduled ...

China has entered the race to usher in a new golden age of supersonic air travel with plans to build an airliner that will rival the Concorde, according to local media. As per reporting by the South ...

Chinese media reported that the C949 would have a 50 per cent range boost over the retired Concorde and fly with a noise level like a blowing hairdryer.

New C949 supersonic passenger plane According to Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica, a Chinese monthly journal, COMAC, a Chinese state-owned company, is currently developing a supersonic ...

The first details of the design of the future supersonic passenger aircraft C949 of the state-owned Chinese aircraft manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China have appeared in the Chinese ...