When traveling near the speed of sound, the plane came up against a "sound barrier"—as though the velocity of sound represented a wall through which a plane could not move. With technological ...

The original sound barrier was first broken on October ... Following the success of the XB-1, Boom Supersonic plans to extend the technology for the Overture supersonic airliner.

The International Civil Aviation Organization aligned on a recommended new standard for supersonic aircraft landing and ...

Boom Technology’s supersonic demonstrator will ... Whereas the Concorde got past the sound barrier by using afterburners, Fehrm says Boom intends to skip the add-on thrust and instead use ...

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) took a major step to facilitate the return of commercial supersonic flight, coming to agreement on new global supersonic aircraft noise standards ...

At Mach 1, shock waves coming off a T-38 (seen using Schlieren photography) will coalesce to form a mighty boom. Along Seawall ... make when it crosses the sound barrier during flight tests ...

Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl told "Mornings with Maria" on Tuesday that America currently has a leg up on China when it comes to supersonic jets.

Previously, Dr. Hallion was curator of science and technology at the Smithsonian Institution. NOVA spoke with him on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the breaking of the sound barrier.

Boom plans to initially operate Overture at Mach 0.94 over land. That speed is about 20% faster than today’s subsonic jets, but below the breaking of the sound barrier at Mach 1. Each one-tenth ...

“Just like the chip, the airplane was invented in America, and China wants to surpass America as a leader in technology ... boom.” Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft broke the ...