Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A jet being developed for NASA in the Southern California desert that aims to achieve supersonic flight without sonic booms has ...

A "son of Concorde" that could fly from London to New York in under four hours is preparing for take-off. NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is undergoing final safety tests before making ...

The American space agency plans to have a supersonic aircraft called X-59 in the air sometime this year, with a major goal in mind. It's a momentous occasion for aviation, as the research aircraft may ...

Humankind is always on a quest for speed: You can ride the fastest rollercoaster in the world, the Formula Rossa, at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, and the fastest land speed record was achieved in 1997 ...

PALMDALE, California (Reuters) -NASA's X-59 supersonic-but-quiet jet soared over the Southern California desert on Tuesday in the first test flight of an experimental aircraft designed to break the ...

NASA's X-59 is taking slow steps towards supersonic flight, beginning taxiing tests at US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The final part of Phase One development, it's the precursor to ...

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There hasn't been a supersonic commercial aircraft since the retirement of the Concorde in 2003. NASA is trying to change that. The Lockheed Martin X-59 QueSST will test technology to fly faster, ...

Lockheed Martin announced in a press release the successful completion of an initial test flight for the X-59, a new supersonic airplane designed to cut down on noise concerns for faster commercial ...

A "son of Concorde" that could take you from New York to London in under four hours is a step closer to take-off. NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has officially begun taxi tests, ...