Nasa’s X-59 jet breaks the sound barrier without the boom, the future of flight just got realNASA test pilot Nils Larson flew the X-59 supersonic jet on its inaugural flight over California's Mojave Desert, validating a revolutionar...
31 Oct, 2025, 10.02 AM IST
Quiet supersonic X-59 jet soars over California desert in first test flightNASA's X-59 supersonic jet successfully completed its inaugural test flight over Southern California, demonstrating its ability to break th...
29 Oct, 2025, 06.31 AM IST
Supersonic flight: Will planes go faster than sound again?Supersonic aircraft have been criticized by environmentalists for burning more fuel per passenger than comparable subsonic planes.
25 Jun, 2025, 07.16 PM IST
Get ready to travel anywhere in the world in 4 hours for only $100Supersonic flights are set to make a comeback with Boom Supersonic's XB-1 and NASA's X-59 preparing for tests. The XB-1 aims to break the s...
28 Jan, 2025, 09.50 PM IST
Stratolaunch achieves separation of hypersonic vehicle from the Roc Carrier PlaneThe company has achieved the successful separation of its hypersonic vehicle from the Roc Carrier plane. The preparations for this test was...
12 Jun, 2024, 09.35 PM IST
Inside ' Star Wars' supersonic plane: Bedroom, dining table, living room, shower. Speed-1.5 MachThere will be private rooms for two travelers with a bedroom, living room and an en suite shower room. Besides, general passengers will hav...
07 May, 2024, 09.43 AM IST
London to New York in less than four hours! All you need to knowBoom's jets are extremely quick, but they can't match the speed of the fabled Concorde, which reached a speed of Mach 2.04. Due to a series...
17 Aug, 2022, 03.43 PM IST
United Airlines unveils plan to revive supersonic jet travelUnited Airlines announced plans on Thursday to buy 15 planes from airline startup Boom Supersonic in a move that could revive the high-spee...
05 Jun, 2021, 08.14 AM IST
Virgin seeks to revive supersonic commercial flight - but fasterThe aircraft would travel at Mach 3 -- rather than the Mach 2 speed of Concorde, the pioneering jet that operated from 1976 to 2003.
03 Aug, 2020, 08.13 PM IST
LCA Tejas to enthrall audience at Bahrain airshow as India explores export opportunitiesTejas is a single-engine, light-weight, highly agile, multi-role supersonic fighter plane. It is a 4.5 generation aircraft with supersonic ...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.28 PM IST
- NASA a step closer to building quieter supersonic X-plane
Washington, June 28 (IANS) In a major step towards building an actual X-plane, NASA has completed the preliminary design review of its Quie...
28 Jun, 2017, 12.22 PM IST
How a speed demon took off: Flying on the ConcordeA decade after the retirement of the jet, we remember the awesome experience that was flying on the supersonic jet liner.
23 Feb, 2016, 03.06 PM IST
Supersonic jet could fly from New York to London in 3 hoursSpike Aerospace claims the S-512 could reach a maximum speed of Mach 1.8 (2,205 km/h), which is 1.8 times the speed of sound.
12 Jul, 2015, 03.05 PM IST
NASA aims to develop 'eco-friendly' supersonic aircraftNASA said that supersonic jets travel at higher altitudes than regular jets, so they have a greater potential to damage the ozone layer.
08 Jun, 2015, 05.21 PM IST
Sir Richard Branson wants to build a plane that can go from New York to Tokyo in “less than an hourThe tycoon wants to build a plane that can go from New York to Tokyo in “less than an hour
08 May, 2014, 08.22 AM IST
India only country with supersonic cruise missile, BrahMos: Top scientistIndia is the only country to have a supersonic cruise missile, the BrahMos, while others are struggling to build one, said a top scientist.
30 Aug, 2013, 12.56 AM IST
- Five Indian buyers for Aerion's supersonic biz jets
High flying business czars, who are used to flying their own aircraft, will soon have the option of going supersonic. Luxury flying machine...
12 Mar, 2008, 10.00 AM IST