Rolls-Royce launch new effort for supersonic propulsion
Rolls-Royce and Reaction Engines will partner to develop high-speed aircraft propulsion systems for civil and defense aerospace gas…
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Topics related to supersonic flight, which refers to the rate of travel of an object that exceeds the speed of sound.
OTD: American SST dream is dead – Boeing cancels the 2707
The 1970s were a crazy time in the world and aviation was no exception. Manufacturers left and right…
Boom assembles supersonic XB-1 demonstrator wing [Video]
Boom Supersonic installed the wings of their XB-1 demonstrator onto the fuselage, paving the way to the supersonic…
FAA prepares the future of supersonic commercial flights
Fast is nice, quiet is better. The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing the future of supersonic commercial flights…
NASA’s X-59 supersonic aircraft cleared for final assembly
Perhaps not at supersonic speeds, but NASA is certainly moving closer to building its piloted experimental aircraft capable…
No paper plane: NASA supersonic X-59 QueSST is coming together
Following years of research and design engineering, NASA believes it has come up with a solution on how…
Supersonic flight meets another challenge besides noise reduction
Three U.S. based startups racing to build a successor to the iconic Concorde face another major hurdle besides…
Supersonic aircraft are not coming back – Here is why.
Supersonic aircraft are not coming back.A few weeks ago, on March 2nd, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of…
NASA pictures supersonic shockwave interaction in flight
NASA captures the first-ever images of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft in flight. Images are…
History hour: 50 years ago, the maiden flight of the Concorde
Half a century ago, one event marked the history of aviation forever. On Sunday, March 2, 1969, at…
Did a Virgin Atlantic Boeing really fly faster than sound?
“Fair winds and following seas” ‒ a Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner reached a thrilling speed of 801…
Supersonic drama: Aerion changes partners from Lockheed to Boeing
It is becoming increasingly harder to keep up with all the latest developments in the industry-wide efforts to…
Boom, Aerion & Spike head-to-head in supersonic jet race
Updated on February 5, 2019, to include additional images.Three upstart companies – Boom Supersonic, Aerion and Spike Aerospace…