The first dreams of supersonic air travel were crushed by annoyed Oklahoma City residents in the 1960s. Decades later, it ...

We go back to the beginnings of supersonic flight where the groundwork was laid for future aerospace programs. This story is ...

Revival of supersonic air travel is a subject which has largely been relegated to 'silly season' status in the two decades ...

From exploding prototypes to shattered records, the F-8 Crusader’s rise to dominance was anything but ordinary. In 1955, ...

Under current FAA rules, only military aircraft – flying in specially designated areas – are allowed to break the sound barrier over land. The 1973 ban on overland supersonic flight was ...

Currently, there are several supersonic passenger jets in development that aim to reach speeds beyond Mach 1 without crashing loudly through the sound barrier. NASA’s experimental X-59 ...

in an email to TechCrunch. Added Scholl, “The sound barrier was never physical — it was regulatory. With supersonic legalized, the return of supersonic passenger air travel is just a matter of ...

More powerful engines and astute aerodynamic design mean the sound barrier has been reduced to a mere speed bump. [Courtesy: Boom Supersonic] That may have been one of the reasons XB-1 flight ...

broke the sound barrier six times without creating an audible sonic boom, according to the company. A bill was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate that would aim to legalize civil supersonic ...