Shush! The era of quiet supersonic air travel is upon us. After years of development and setbacks, aeronautical engineers in ...
Photo: NASA The last week of October, NASA successfully tested its first quiet supersonic jet in a short, low-speed flight ...
NASA and Boom Supersonic collaborated to create the first visualization of a sonic boom from a civil supersonic jet (Boom's XB-1 demonstrator) using specialized Schlieren photography. The XB-1 ...
These blasts—which are increasingly common along the Space Coast in central Florida—can be heard whenever an object breaks the sound barrier. Here’s why. A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor executes a ...
The release of pressure after a shockwave is the roaring noise people hear. — -- Southern New Jersey was rocked by a sonic boom this afternoon, and no one has yet to claim responsibility for the ...