Though all four crew members ejected safely, investigators found a cascade of human errors, poor communication, and a ...

The well-known SR-71 owes its roots to a more obscure predecessor, the A-12 developed by the famous Lockheed ‘Skunk Works’ as ...

NASA's experimental X-59 jet has successfully flown faster than the speed of sound for the first time. The aircraft is designed to break the sound barrier without creating a loud sonic boom, instead ...

NASA jet could usher in a new era of supersonic commercial air travel NASA's X-59 jet is testing technology that could be crucial to reintroducing supersonic commercial air travel that's not only ...

Editor’s Note: To watch a video version of this article, click here. For 53 years, one federal regulation has stood between Americans and the return of supersonic air travel over the continental ...

YPSILANTI, MI — The Thunder Over Michigan Air Show will feature the F-4 Phantom II supersonic jet when the show returns to Ypsilanti in July, marking the aircraft’s first public demonstration in North ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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, ...

The FAA proposed a new rule that would unwind the current ban against supersonic flight over U.S. soil on Tuesday, replacing it instead with limits on the strength of sonic booms. The original rule ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The reason to do this is because there is some exciting research being done right now to reduce the impact of sonic booms. If that ...