NASA's X-59 QueSST completed its first flight on January 24, 2024, launching a program aimed at replacing the 50-year US ban on supersonic overland civil flight with a noise-based standard.
VectorBoom Supersonic's XB-1 broke the sound barrier over Mojave with no boom reaching the ground - here's what it means for civil supersonic flight.
TowerHow Boom Supersonic's XB-1 and 'boomless cruise' physics could finally make supersonic flight legal over land.
VectorNASA's new university research awards fund AI-assisted avionics, quiet supersonic propulsion, noise reduction, and cheaper certification - here's what it means for pilots.
TowerThe XB-70 Valkyrie was a Mach 3 bomber made obsolete by missiles; the last one survives at the Air Force museum in Dayton.
TaildraggerBoom's XB-1 flew supersonic without a sonic boom reaching the ground - here's how Mach cutoff works and what it means for supersonic travel.
VectorHow Boom Supersonic's XB-1 broke the sound barrier over the US - and why the Symphony engine will decide whether Overture ever flies.
VectorNASA's X-59 aims to soften the sonic boom into a quiet 'thump' and overturn the 1973 ban on overland supersonic flight.
VectorHow Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947 - flying with two cracked ribs and a broomstick to close the hatch.
TaildraggerBoom Supersonic's XB-1 broke the sound barrier in 2025, but the engine, economics, and 1973 rulebook are the real barriers to civil supersonic flight.
VectorRadio Hangar explores Boom Supersonic's XB-1, the Symphony Engine, and Whether a Startup Can Really Bring the Passenger Jet Back Through the Sound Barrier.
VectorNASA and Lockheed's X-59 Quesst turns the sonic boom into a soft thump, aiming to overturn the 1973 ban on supersonic flight over land.
VectorHow Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 on Oct 14, 1947 - with two cracked ribs and a sawed-off broomstick.
TaildraggerBoom's XB-1 broke the sound barrier over Mojave, and a 'boomless cruise' breakthrough could end the 50-year overland supersonic ban.
VectorNASA's X-59 aims to replace the sonic boom with a quiet 'thump' and overturn a 50-year U.S. ban on supersonic flight over land.
VectorBoom's XB-1, a new FAA noise standard, and Mach cutoff physics could finally return supersonic flight to the skies over land.
VectorThe Senate Commerce Committee advanced S.1759 to end the 1973 ban on overland civil supersonic flight, tied to a no-boom standard.
TowerHow Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 on October 14, 1947 - with two cracked ribs and a sawed-off broomstick.
TaildraggerNASA's X-59 aims to replace the sonic boom with a quiet 'thump,' reopening overland supersonic flight banned since 1973.
VectorNASA's X-59 QueSST flew for the first time in January 2024, built specifically to generate the acoustic data needed to challenge the FAA's 50-year ban on overland supersonic flight.
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