Supersonic

The Soviet’s had a supersonic airliner that was faster than Concorde…but there was a catch

Everyone knows about Concorde, the world’s only successful supersonic airliner – but did you know the Soviet Union also had its own version, called the Tu-144? Yup, thanks to spies, espionage, and a push to beat the West, the Soviets built their version of Concorde, the Tupolev Tu-144. Dubbed Konkordski by those outside the USSR, […]

NASA says its finished tests on its X-59 supersonic plane and first flight will come this year

Tests are going well

Boom Supersonic CEO says they’ve cracked supersonic flight with ‘no audible sonic boom’

Breaking the sound barrier – quietly

Chinese scientists have tested a potentially revolutionary hypersonic jumbo jet that’d fly from New York to London in 45 minutes

Are we ready to fly supersonic again?

Footage shows Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet complete its second flight

Another step in the right direction

NASA’s supersonic X-59 is on the brink of making history with its revolutionary first flight

Marking the start of a new era of supersonic travel

This is how much it cost to fly on Concorde back in the 1970s

The supersonic flights didn’t come cheap

Boom Supersonic chosen who will assemble revolutionary engine for Overture jet

It will hit a top speed of Mach 1.7

Boom’s supersonic plane set to break sound barrier as early as this year

Faster flights are coming soon

Supersonic Airbus jet would fly from London to New York in just one hour

It’s an ‘ultra-rapid’. aircraft

World's fastest car capable of reaching supersonic speeds costs £12million to run but there's no one to drive it

A unique car with a lot of potential

Elon Musk is excited about Boom Supersonic’s next-gen Concorde – and we can see why

He’s shared his excitement

Footage from inside Concorde’s cockpit and cabin seems extremely calm for a plane flying 2,470km/h

Its speeds were comparable to a Formula One car during takeoff.

Supersonic aircraft completes landmark U.S. flight marking milestone for supersonic air travel

Supersonic air travel is overdue a comeback.