Of all the factors that killed off Concorde more than two decades ago, it was the jet’s thunderclap-loud sonic boom that ...

A closer look at how Sir Richard Branson tried and failed to bring supersonic capabilities to the Virgin Atlantic fleet.

Formula One 's eleventh team, Cadillac, has reportedly paid a staggering $450 million anti-dilution fee to join the premier ...

Similar to a delta wing, the Soviet-developed Tu-144 incorporated special retractable foreplanes (canards) to improve lift ...

A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as Boom Supersonic’s XB-1, America’s first civil ...

NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a ...

On March 2, 1969, the Concorde took flight for the first time, ushering in a new era of supersonic travel. A marvel of ...

The 2025 season is set to see another version of the Concorde Agreement signed, which is a crucial document in the world of ...

But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A startup wants to revive the era of the supersonic Concorde for the generations of flyers that missed out — but without the noisy boom and ...

Today, the Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde, the turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner icon, first flew in 1969.

A full-size replica of the front a Concorde aircraft is just one of the items up for auction after the closure of a theme park in Cornwall last year. Flambards in Helston closed in November 2024 due ...