A touchy subject in aviation circles is the effect of jet engine noise on human nerves and bodies. Some of the airmen hate to mention it; they fear that people who live near jet bases will blame all ...

Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time. Boom Supersonic's ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test ...

NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph without producing a loud sonic boom— soared across the California desert in its first test flight on Tuesday, ...

A massive jet stream formed over the mid-Atlantic region this past weekend, with a fascinating effect: pushing certain eastbound commercial flights faster than the speed of sound. As the Washington ...

Once Overture arrives, people could expect a regular flight that is almost twice the speed of sound. Boom, the developer, and manufacturer of the commercial supersonic jet, also partnered with United ...

Savior of many a cramped pair of legs, the jet stream is well known for lopping roughly an hour off long haul west-to-east flights. But it's working especially hard for travelers in economy class ...

Four years ago, residents of several North Natomas neighborhoods awoke to a new and alarming sound, the roar of low-flying jets from nearby Sacramento International Airport directly over their homes.

A sonic boom that left many central Illinois residents fearful was caused by an F-15 fighter jet. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency confirmed that an F-15 EX Strike Eagle fighter jet broke the ...