The SR-71 Blackbird remains one of the most impressive aircraft ever built, capable of flying at Mach 3.2 and reaching ...

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by ...

A supersonic jet built by Boom Technology broke the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday, advancing its bid to resurrect high-speed passenger flights two decades after the Concorde’s ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for ...

Jet fuel is one of an airline's biggest expenditures, typically accounting for around 30% of all costs, totaling billions of dollars per year. Its price can therefore significantly influence each ...

Seoul, South Korea — The first report on last month's Jeju Air crash in South Korea confirmed traces of bird strikes in the plane's engines, though officials haven't determined the cause of the ...

At least six people have been injured after a United Airlines plane jolted and plummeted mid-air following take-off in Nigeria, forcing an emergency landing. The Washington DC-bound flight 613 had ...

Both engines of Boeing 737-800 jet that crashed in December killing 179 contained remains of Baikal teals, a migratory duck that flies to South Korea for winter. The preliminary report on the Jeju ...

Investigators say they have found evidence of a bird strike on a passenger plane that crashed in South Korea in December, killing 179 people. The feathers and blood stains on both engines of the ...

The fuel is injected into the combustion chamber where it mixes with the hot compressed air and ignites. A ramjet-powered vehicle requires an assisted take-off like a rocket assist to accelerate it to ...

Currently, there are eight companies building passenger jets around the world. Ironically, four of these are sanctioned Russian aviation companies that essentially remain paralyzed, unable to build ...

The year is 1961. USA needs an edge agaist the soviets. They turned to military supplier Convair, who at the time was looking into various applications of nuclear power in aircraft for the US navy.