CHINA has unveiled its latest supersonic drone which reportedly could fly passengers at twice the speed of Concorde. The superfast aircraft, dubbed “Monkey King”, aims to reach a top ...

Despite all these technological advances, a supersonic aircraft still cannot beat physics. Shock waves, and their associated ...

There is every indication that supersonic planes are on their way back, more than two decades after Concorde last took to the ...

Supersonic aircraft tend to fly at high altitudes (Concorde flew at 60,000ft (18km) rather than the 40,000ft (12km) typical for most passenger jets) to take advantage of lower turbulence levels.

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Boom Supersonic independently designed and built the XB-1, the first civil supersonic jet in America. The XB-1's first ...

A former airline captain said it appeared that the plane's right landing gear collapsed within seconds of touching down in ...

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