A 'Son of Concorde' that could enable passengers to travel from London to New York in under four hours is about to take off. NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is undergoing final safety ...
The rather short-lived Concorde has set the standard for speed when it comes to civilian aircraft. With a maximum cruise speed of Mach 2.04 (1,350 mph/2,179 kph) at an altitude of 60,000 feet (18,288 ...
An experimental supersonic aircraft called the X-59 took to the skies for the first time in October. The plane lifted off from Skunk Works, the famed research and development facility in California ...