Featured in supersonicBYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021ShareWatch This Hypersonic Test Aircraft Wow A Crowd With Its AfterburnerHermeus, a hypersonic aviation startup, hopes to begin actually flight testing this design, with help from the US Air Force, as early as next year. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareBoom Rolls Out Its XB-1 “Baby Boom” Supersonic Demonstrator JetThe XB-1 will support the continued development of Boom’s Overture supersonic airliner that is slated to fly at over twice the speed of sound. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareChina’s High-Speed Drone Is Rocket-Powered And All About Doing What Satellites Can’tThe aircraft is designed to rapidly gather intel in contested areas by surprise and especially when key satellites are no longer operational. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019ShareNASA Captured Two Jets’ Supersonic Shockwaves Merging By Applying New Tech To An Old IdeaNASA’s new very high-speed camera paired with the ‘Schlieren’ photography concept will help in the development of practical supersonic air travel. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 12, 2019ShareF-35 Hit With Cluster Bomb Of Damning Reports As Pentagon Eyes Full Rate ProductionSome Joint Strike Fighter variants are hard to control during certain combat maneuvers, risk major damage during supersonic flight, and much more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 12, 2019ShareBYEric AdamsDec 26, 2018ShareThe Drive‘s Guide to What to Expect in Transportation Tech in 20192018 was a wild year in terms of the intersection of mobility and technology. 2019 seems poised to be even wilder. BYEric AdamsDec 26, 2018ShareBYStephen EdelsteinNov 6, 2018ShareGeely and Chinese Aerospace Firm Sign Agreement to Develop ‘Supersonic’ TrainsThe companies are studying technologies that could allow trains to travel at 4,485 miles per hour. BYStephen EdelsteinNov 6, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 6, 2018ShareChina Reveals Short-Range Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Designed To Dodge Enemy DefensesThe Chinese have their own plans to use the missiles on land and at sea, but also hope to court foreign buyers. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 6, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2018ShareNASA’s X-59A Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Will Have Zero Forward Visibility For Its PilotThe pilot will use video cameras to see through the plane’s long nose, a feature that could become standard on future supersonic planes. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2018ShareImage Of China’s Stealthy ‘Dark Sword’ Fighter-Like Combat Drone EmergesThe image shows a mature design that leverages existing elements found on other Chinese tactical aircraft. BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2018ShareNASA Awards Contract To Lockheed’s Skunk Works To Build Manned Quiet Supersonic X-PlaneNASA is leaping back in the manned x-plane business in dramatic and exciting fashion. BYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2018ShareBYJoe D'AllegroDec 30, 2017ShareSupersonic Travel is Coming Back With a BoomThree different companies are working on commercial jets that can break the sound barrier. BYJoe D'AllegroDec 30, 2017ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 17, 2017ShareLockheed Likely Sees Big Military Applications Potential In Aerion’s Supersonic BizjetA jet that can cruise for thousands of miles at mach 1.4 will be just as enticing to the Pentagon as it is to billionaires. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 17, 2017ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyJul 7, 2017ShareNASA’s Supersonic Passenger Jet Is One Step Closer to TakeoffThe QueSST X-plane concept has passed its initial design review, bringing it closer to a potential first flight in 2021. BYWill Sabel CourtneyJul 7, 2017ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyJun 22, 2017ShareNASA, Honeywell Say They Have a Fix for the Biggest Problem with Sonic BoomsNew developments could allow the planes to go supersonic over the United States without disturbing the masses. BYWill Sabel CourtneyJun 22, 2017ShareBYMax PrinceNov 16, 2016ShareHere’s Richard Branson’s New Concorde-Inspired Supersonic Passenger JetFull details on the Virgin CEO’s wild 1,451-mph aircraft. BYMax PrinceNov 16, 2016Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021ShareWatch This Hypersonic Test Aircraft Wow A Crowd With Its AfterburnerHermeus, a hypersonic aviation startup, hopes to begin actually flight testing this design, with help from the US Air Force, as early as next year. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareBoom Rolls Out Its XB-1 “Baby Boom” Supersonic Demonstrator JetThe XB-1 will support the continued development of Boom’s Overture supersonic airliner that is slated to fly at over twice the speed of sound. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareChina’s High-Speed Drone Is Rocket-Powered And All About Doing What Satellites Can’tThe aircraft is designed to rapidly gather intel in contested areas by surprise and especially when key satellites are no longer operational. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019ShareNASA Captured Two Jets’ Supersonic Shockwaves Merging By Applying New Tech To An Old IdeaNASA’s new very high-speed camera paired with the ‘Schlieren’ photography concept will help in the development of practical supersonic air travel. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 12, 2019ShareF-35 Hit With Cluster Bomb Of Damning Reports As Pentagon Eyes Full Rate ProductionSome Joint Strike Fighter variants are hard to control during certain combat maneuvers, risk major damage during supersonic flight, and much more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 12, 2019Share
BYEric AdamsDec 26, 2018ShareThe Drive‘s Guide to What to Expect in Transportation Tech in 20192018 was a wild year in terms of the intersection of mobility and technology. 2019 seems poised to be even wilder. BYEric AdamsDec 26, 2018Share
BYStephen EdelsteinNov 6, 2018ShareGeely and Chinese Aerospace Firm Sign Agreement to Develop ‘Supersonic’ TrainsThe companies are studying technologies that could allow trains to travel at 4,485 miles per hour. BYStephen EdelsteinNov 6, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 6, 2018ShareChina Reveals Short-Range Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Designed To Dodge Enemy DefensesThe Chinese have their own plans to use the missiles on land and at sea, but also hope to court foreign buyers. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 6, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2018ShareNASA’s X-59A Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Will Have Zero Forward Visibility For Its PilotThe pilot will use video cameras to see through the plane’s long nose, a feature that could become standard on future supersonic planes. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2018ShareImage Of China’s Stealthy ‘Dark Sword’ Fighter-Like Combat Drone EmergesThe image shows a mature design that leverages existing elements found on other Chinese tactical aircraft. BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2018ShareNASA Awards Contract To Lockheed’s Skunk Works To Build Manned Quiet Supersonic X-PlaneNASA is leaping back in the manned x-plane business in dramatic and exciting fashion. BYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2018Share
BYJoe D'AllegroDec 30, 2017ShareSupersonic Travel is Coming Back With a BoomThree different companies are working on commercial jets that can break the sound barrier. BYJoe D'AllegroDec 30, 2017Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 17, 2017ShareLockheed Likely Sees Big Military Applications Potential In Aerion’s Supersonic BizjetA jet that can cruise for thousands of miles at mach 1.4 will be just as enticing to the Pentagon as it is to billionaires. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 17, 2017Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyJul 7, 2017ShareNASA’s Supersonic Passenger Jet Is One Step Closer to TakeoffThe QueSST X-plane concept has passed its initial design review, bringing it closer to a potential first flight in 2021. BYWill Sabel CourtneyJul 7, 2017Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyJun 22, 2017ShareNASA, Honeywell Say They Have a Fix for the Biggest Problem with Sonic BoomsNew developments could allow the planes to go supersonic over the United States without disturbing the masses. BYWill Sabel CourtneyJun 22, 2017Share
BYMax PrinceNov 16, 2016ShareHere’s Richard Branson’s New Concorde-Inspired Supersonic Passenger JetFull details on the Virgin CEO’s wild 1,451-mph aircraft. BYMax PrinceNov 16, 2016Share