Similar to a delta wing, the Soviet-developed Tu-144 incorporated special retractable foreplanes (canards) to improve lift ...

A closer look at how Sir Richard Branson tried and failed to bring supersonic capabilities to the Virgin Atlantic fleet.

Of all the factors that killed off Concorde more than two decades ago, it was the jet’s thunderclap-loud sonic boom that ...

A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as Boom Supersonic’s XB-1, America’s first civil ...

On March 2, 1969, the Concorde took flight for the first time, ushering in a new era of supersonic travel. A marvel of ...

Today, the Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde, the turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner icon, first flew in 1969.

Formula One 's eleventh team, Cadillac, has reportedly paid a staggering $450 million anti-dilution fee to join the premier ...

A Colchester choir group is celebrating 50 years with the singers raising the rafters for a special summer event. The Concorde Singers formed back in 1975 and have been hitting the high notes ever ...

NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a ...

The IOC has signed a $3 billion deal with its long-time United States broadcast partner NBC for the 2034 Salt Lake City Olympics and the 2036 Summer Games.

A full-size replica of the front a Concorde aircraft is just one of the items up for auction after the closure of a theme park in Cornwall last year. Flambards in Helston closed in November 2024 due ...