The X-1’s fuselage was designed to resemble a .50 caliber bullet—one of the only shapes known to have stable flight at supersonic speeds. The Bell X-1 hangs today from the ceiling of the National Air ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Imagine flying from Austin to New York in a couple of hours, or even to Dallas in about thirty minutes. A new project launching later this year by NASA could make it possible. The ...
A new "quiet" supersonic X-59 jet designed to revolutionize air travel successfully completed its first test flight, Lockheed Martin announced this week. The sleek, needle-point aircraft built for ...
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World's Fastest Civilian Plane Breaks Sound Barrier
Canadian jet maker Bombardier has just released their newest private jet model: the Global 8000. But what makes this jet so special? Can it uphold the legacy of planes that break the sound barrier?> ...
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