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Explore the rise and fall of the Concorde and Tu-144, the world's first supersonic passenger jets. Once symbols of speed and innovation, both aircraft were ultimately grounded by high costs, safety ...

Concorde began its signature route from London Heathrow to JFK airport in New York in November 1977. That journey takes ...

Quesst is the result of a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and NASA to build a supersonic aircraft that can fly over land. It just took off.

Retired U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles will support NASA's X-59 experimental aircraft research at Armstrong Flight Research Center, acting as chase planes for monitoring and data collection. The X-59 is ...

The sensors used to listen for earthquakes could help protect people from the hazards created by falling spacecraft.

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A former Concorde pilot said having the opportunity to fly the supersonic plane was "beyond my wildest dreams". John Tye, ...

Those who took the controls of Concorde say it was like no other airplane. Here they reveal the secrets of flying the world’s fastest commercial passenger aircraft at more than twice the speed of ...

For over a quarter of a century, Concorde stood as the undisputed titan of commercial aviation. Entering service in 1976, it was an engineering marvel that cruised at Mach 2, boasting performance that ...

Enclosed within a 42-ft.-long nacelle, the Symphony engine incorporates an axisymmetric spike inlet and plug exhaust nozzle with a translating centerbody. Credit: Boom Supersonic Remarkably, Jan 21.