NASA's 'Son of Concorde' supersonic aircraft has broken the sound barrier for the first time, paving the way for ultra–fast air travel. The $247 million jet, dubbed X–59, hit a top speed of Mach 1.1, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet has broken the sound barrier during a ...

Ready that gin and tonic — because once again we’re going supersonic - A quarter of a century after concorde lucas chancellor ...

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 “Son of Concorde” ...

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 ...

A COMMERCIAL jet has topped supersonic speeds for the first time since the Concorde, the company behind the feat has claimed. The MK-11 Aurora jet broke the sound barrier with a speed of Mach 1.1 ...

Supersonic prototype airplane Concorde 002 taking off for a test flight in 1969 On this day, the 1st October, in 1969, Concorde first showed off its real party trick, writes Eliot Wilson in the latest ...

A new plane company plans to go supersonic today, potentially opening a new chapter in the story of ultra-highspeed commercial aviation. Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test ...