Some may already be familiar with the sonic boom that accompanies a break to the sound barrier, but when and why would ...

Lockheed Martin is in the final stages of developing and delivering the X-59 Quesst. It's a supersonic aircraft that will be headed to NASA, and it promises to upend the supersonic aircraft industry.

A ban on continental supersonic flight has been in place since the 1970s, to ensure nobody endures the noisy sonic booms left in their wake. Aeronautic engineering has come a long way since then, ...

FAA officials say pilot programs involving companies across 26 states are helping shape the next phase of American aviation.

Hermeus aims to make planes for the U.S. military that travel over five times the speed of sound—and maybe even introduce the world to hypersonic commercial air travel. Last Wednesday, a defense ...

Editor’s Note: To watch a video version of this article, click here. For 53 years, one federal regulation has stood between ...

A long-standing ban on commercial supersonic flights over the United States would be overturned in a new rule proposed by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's X-59 is quietly reaching significant milestones. The X-59 went supersonic for the first time on June 5, reaching a top ...

By David Shepardson FARNBOROUGH, England July 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it was working to help industry deploy air taxis, supersonic airplanes, boost space launches ...

NASA’s X-59 aircraft completed its first flight over the Southern California desert, bringing us closer to traveling at the speed of sound without the explosive, thunder-like clap that comes with it.