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NASA’s Rule-Changing Supersonic Aircraft Should Be Ready for FAA Review in 2027
NASA’s Rule-Changing Supersonic Aircraft Should Be Ready for FAA Review in 2027

22 Mar 2022, 08:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA's timeline for the development of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology supersonic aircraft points to results being ready in 2027

 
Boom's Supersonic Airliner, the Overture, Will Take Off from North Carolina
Boom's Supersonic Airliner, the Overture, Will Take Off from North Carolina

26 Jan 2022, 23:16 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Boom Supersonic has chosen North Carolina as the site for its first full-scale manufacturing facility that will roll out the supersonic airliner Overture

 
Boom’s Supersonic Airliner Demonstrator XB-1 Ready to Kick Off Flight Testing
Boom’s Supersonic Airliner Demonstrator XB-1 Ready to Kick Off Flight Testing

17 Jan 2022, 05:16 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The world's fastest, 100% sustainable airliner is getting closer and closer, as the XB-1 demonstrator successfully completes engine runs, ready for flight tests

 
USAF to Deploy the World’s Fastest, Most Sustainable Airliner for Global Transportation
USAF to Deploy the World’s Fastest, Most Sustainable Airliner for Global Transportation

12 Jan 2022, 05:34 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S. Air Force awarded $60 million to Boom Supersonic, for its groundbreaking supersonic aircraft that's also 100% sustainable

 
Massive Carrier Aircraft Roc to Help the U.S. Army Sharpen Its Hypersonic Skills
Massive Carrier Aircraft Roc to Help the U.S. Army Sharpen Its Hypersonic Skills

10 Dec 2021, 10:28 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Talon-A hypersonic launch vehicle dropped from the Roc carrier will be used by the Missile Defense Agency to research hypersonic threats

 
Future Supersonic Jet Rumored to Be Built in North Carolina, in $106M Secret Project
Future Supersonic Jet Rumored to Be Built in North Carolina, in $106M Secret Project

10 Dec 2021, 06:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Sources claim that Boom Supersonic is negotiating with state officials for a manufacturing facility at Greensboro, as the name behind Project Thunderbird

 
Fat Wings XF-91 Thunderceptor Was America’s First Supersonic Rocket Fighter, Never Made It
Fat Wings XF-91 Thunderceptor Was America’s First Supersonic Rocket Fighter, Never Made It

13 Nov 2021, 08:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor was the first rocket-powered fighter to shoot beyond the speed barrier, it didn't make it into production

 
Russia’s Two Next-Generation Fighter Jets Come Face to Face for the First Time
Russia’s Two Next-Generation Fighter Jets Come Face to Face for the First Time

12 Nov 2021, 07:18 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The mighty Checkmate and powerful Su-57E aircraft were demonstrated side by side for the first time, in a single static display

 
SpinLaunch Uses Kinetic Energy to Propel Vehicle at Supersonic Speeds for the First Time
SpinLaunch Uses Kinetic Energy to Propel Vehicle at Supersonic Speeds for the First Time

10 Nov 2021, 12:21 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / California-based SpinLaunch tested for the first time its kinetic space launch system. The company successfully propelled a vehicle at supersonic speeds

 
Hypersonic Spaceplane Sexbomb Will Cruise at Mach 5 After Being Dropped From a Balloon
Hypersonic Spaceplane Sexbomb Will Cruise at Mach 5 After Being Dropped From a Balloon

27 Oct 2021, 04:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Sexbomb is the actual name of a hypersonic aircraft that will fly in an upcoming test, after being dropped from a stratospheric balloon.

 
USAF’s First Purpose-Built Supersonic Unmanned Aircraft to Advance High-Speed Flight
USAF’s First Purpose-Built Supersonic Unmanned Aircraft to Advance High-Speed Flight

18 Oct 2021, 04:58 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S. Air Force will start working with the first supersonic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), another important step for future supersonic commercial flight.

 
World's First Supersonic Airliner to Use Sustainable Fuels, Closer to Certification
World's First Supersonic Airliner to Use Sustainable Fuels, Closer to Certification

13 Oct 2021, 19:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Boom's Overture is on track to becoming not only the fastest commercial airplane in the world, but also the most sustainable

 
Autonomous High-Speed Test Vehicle Gearing up to Revolutionize Hypersonic Flight
Autonomous High-Speed Test Vehicle Gearing up to Revolutionize Hypersonic Flight

1 Oct 2021, 05:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Stratolaunch is getting ready to launch its revolutionary hypersonic vehicle, Talon-A, from the world's largest plane, a multi-vehicle aircraft carrier.

 
NASA’s Supersonic Aircraft Is in Pieces on a Floor, Massive Nose Leaves the Party
NASA’s Supersonic Aircraft Is in Pieces on a Floor, Massive Nose Leaves the Party

23 Sep 2021, 09:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA shows another glimpse of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology airplane as it's losing its very long and complicated nose

 
Mk-II Aurora Suborbital Plane Is Entirely Reusable, Watch It Nail Its First Flights
Mk-II Aurora Suborbital Plane Is Entirely Reusable, Watch It Nail Its First Flights

27 Aug 2021, 18:53 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / New Zealand-Dutch space transportation company Dawn Aerospace aims to create a suborbital plane that can access the edge of space multiple times a day.

 
New Rolls-Royce Hypersonics Test Center to Play Key Role for the U.S. Military
New Rolls-Royce Hypersonics Test Center to Play Key Role for the U.S. Military

10 Aug 2021, 10:26 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / After recently unveiling a groundbreaking high-altitude testing facility, Rolls-Royce is now the founding member of a new Hypersonics Test Center.

 
Supersonic Swisspod to Be Tested at Europe’s Groundbreaking Hyperloop Test Track
Supersonic Swisspod to Be Tested at Europe’s Groundbreaking Hyperloop Test Track

9 Aug 2021, 08:08 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This innovative hyperloop pod will travel in the Alps, at supersonic speed, and is currently being tested at the first European hyperloop test track.

 
USAF Pumps $60 Million in Quarterhorse, the Future 4,000 mph Autonomous Aircraft
USAF Pumps $60 Million in Quarterhorse, the Future 4,000 mph Autonomous Aircraft

6 Aug 2021, 04:51 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / World's fastest aircraft, flying at Mach 5, will also be fully autonomous and reusable. After NASA, USAF is now taking this project closer to reality.

 
Air Force Tests Laser Pods in Wind Tunnels, Plans to Use Them Onto Fighter Jets
Air Force Tests Laser Pods in Wind Tunnels, Plans to Use Them Onto Fighter Jets

5 Aug 2021, 08:52 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Arnold Engineering Development Complex has recently begun testing experimental directed energy weapons in wind tunnels.

 
Watch NASA’s Experimental Supersonic Jet X-59 Come to Life at Skunk Works
Watch NASA’s Experimental Supersonic Jet X-59 Come to Life at Skunk Works

5 Aug 2021, 06:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Lockheed Martin is getting close to the finish line in building the game-changing X-59, NASA-s first supersonic jet in over 30 years