Three B-1 Lancer bombers launch in sequence from RAF Fairford, turning the runway into a wall of sound as each heavy aircraft ...

The B-58 Hustler began in postwar USAF studies asking whether a supersonic bomber or reconnaissance aircraft could cross deep target zones at Mach 0.9 to 1.5. Convair explored thousands of designs, ...

More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental aircraft designed to replace loud sonic booms with a quieter thump equivalent ...

When I was a kid, we’d occasionally hear (and feel) sonic booms at my grandparents’ house. Years later, I read a book about the Lockheed skunk works that described the route the SR-71 training flights ...

After 50 years, commercial flights over the United States are on the brink of going supersonic. The Federal Aviation Administration last week published a notice of proposed rulemaking to upend a ban ...

Boom Supersonic's prototype XB-1 supersonic aircraft. Photo Credit: Boom Supersonic The FAA has begun the formal regulatory process that would allow for commercial and private supersonic flights over ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Flights across the United States—and between major global cities—could ...

Forward-looking: The dream of crossing the US at stupid speeds without everyone underneath threatening lawsuits has moved a step closer. The FAA has published a proposed rule that would replace the ...

The Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced that regulators are moving toward enabling civilian supersonic flights over the continental U.S., which have been banned for decades due to sonic ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a landmark notice of proposed rulemaking that officially lifts the 1973 prohibition on civil supersonic flight over the continental United States. US ...

The FAA also revealed plans for more rules to come later this year, which would establish landing and takeoff noise standards for any aircraft flying at Mach 1 and above—the benchmark for supersonic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: X/@NASAArmstrong A plane built by Nasa has broken the sound barrier without producing a sonic boom, bringing civilian ...