It’s not just speed, it’s survival. To reach Mach 1, a car must battle shockwaves, air compression, and temperatures that can ...

On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager climbed into the experimental Bell X-1 rocket-propelled aircraft for a test flight over the Mojave Desert.

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The Bombardier Global 8000(1) is on track to enter service in 2025 as the fastest civil aircraft since the Concorde and it ...

Bombardier has increased the planned maximum operating speed of its Global 8000 business jet to Mach 0.95, slightly faster ...

The F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II are cutting-edge military aircraft. However, in raw speed, another jet stands out: the ...

The technologies that are being worked on in quiet aerodynamics, advanced shaping, noise suppression, and community acceptability data could forever alter how supersonic aircraft are constructed. This ...

The U.S. Navy plans to replace its long-lived T-45 Goshawk trainer with a newer model. Here's a quick rundown of some of the ...

DARPA and the US Air Force have started the High Mach Gas Turbine (HMGT) program to develop reusable hypersonic planes.

India is set to revolutionise its air power by 2035 with four cutting-edge indigenous aircraft, the stealthy fifth-generation ...

Fighter jets can’t turn well at high speeds because G-forces increase with velocity, forcing wider turns that make it harder ...