As Concorde fans around the world celebrate the 49th anniversary of the jet's entry into service, let's take a look back at ...

If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if ...

The XB-1 – or Baby Boom – is a demonstrator version of the larger Overture aircraft that will carry up to 80 passengers.

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American company Boom achieved a milestone Tuesday as its XB-1 aircraft exceeded the speed of sound for the first time during a supersonic test flight. The last flight of a supersonic airliner, ...

Boom Supersonic has achieved the first supersonic flight of its X-B1 demonstrator aircraft, heralding a major step forward in the development of its Concorde ... Javascript to view this content ...

At first glance, the Cougar FV270 looks similar to other aquarium-style PC cases that we have seen over the last couple of years. It's not until you look a little closer that you notice the case ...

Moment 'new Concorde' prototype breaks the sound barrier on test flight During the test flight, the aircraft reached an altitude of 34,000ft before accelerating to above Mach 1.0 speed, which is ...

A US company's prototype jet has broken the sound barrier in a demonstration it hopes will pave the way for a successor to the Concorde. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is the first civilian aircraft to ...

and a canard in front of the cockpit. It has a perilously long nose that constitutes one-third of the airplane’s total length. That proboscis completely blocks the pilot’s forward view ...