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World's fastest plane could have gone from London to New York in under an hour
The record-breaking NASA/USAF X-15, the fastest plane ever built, could blaze through the skies at a staggering 4,520mph, ...
In the Race to Develop a Hypersonic Jet, Did China Just Reclaim the Lead?
If China can pull off large-scale production of such a plane, it would revolutionize international air travel as we know it.
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What a return to supersonic flight could mean for climate change
And yet, knowing what I know about the climate, the promise of a return to supersonic flight is a little tarnished. We’re in ...
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Supersonic planes are inching toward takeoff. That could be a problem.
Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...
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Red Bull’s 843 mph space jump was too quickly forgotten
Baumgartner’s goal was to be the first human to break the sound barrier outside of an aircraft. To conquer the challenge, he ...
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Boom Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator aircraft makes successful flight in California
The state bills itself as the "First in Flight" and PTI will be the home of the Boom Supersonic jet manufacturing facility called 'The Overture Superfactory." The company announced it was moving to ...
Former Pennsylvania native, family killed in DC plane crash with army helicopter
A former Central Pennsylvania native along with her husband and two kids are among those who died in a plane crash Wednesday ...
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Boom Goes Supersonic, Makes Civil Aviation History
Tuesday morning at Mojave Air & Space Port in California, almost 80 years after U.S. Air Force ace Chuck Yeager first ...
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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound ...
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British Airways plane appears to get struck by lightning in Brazil
Here are 5 things I wish more people would do when they come in for a tasting. Every year, 21 members of my family go on a ...
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HOT ROD Drag Week Search for "Fastest Street Car in America"
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The race to determine the title of "Fastest Street Car in America ... February 22 nd at 9 am EST. The world's toughest competition to find the ultimate ...