Boom Supersonic independently designed and built the XB-1, the first civil supersonic jet in America. The XB-1's first ...

CHINA has unveiled its latest supersonic drone which it says could fly passengers at twice the speed of Concorde. The superfast aircraft, dubbed “Monkey King”, aims to reach a top ...

Despite all these technological advances, a supersonic aircraft still cannot beat physics. Shock waves, and their associated ...

During each liftoff and landing, several factors are in play affecting the intensity and duration of each sonic boom.

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