Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight ...
Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...
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Fifty Years Later, the SR-71 Blackbird Is Still the Fastest Plane Ever Built
Instead, it was a supersonic plane. But that was fine for the era it was serving in. The Blackbird is considered to have been the fastest manned air-breathing jet in history. What’s more ...
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These 3 American Aircraft Redefined What It Meant to Fly “Fast”
Let’s take a look at a few of the fastest American aircraft ever flown. Operated by both the U.S. Air Force and NASA, the X-15 is the fastest aircraft ever flown. Even today, nearly sixty years ...