At first glance, a flyable airplane made of cardboard sounds almost like a joke – the sort of thing that collapses long ...

To innovate, to press forward, is often to take risks. Iconic American pilot Chuck Yaeger broke Mach 1 in October 1947, flying the Bell X-1. In an Academy of Achievement interview years later, he said ...

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NASA and Lockheed Martin have finally unveiled groundbreaking X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft. The experimental plane is designed to collect vital data that could usher in a new era of commercial ...

Faster planes require more fuel, and alternatives may not be the climate solution the industry hopes for. Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier in a test flight of its XB-1 jet last week, marking an ...

One of the most powerful military aircraft ever built achieved 60,000 horsepower, but aviation had to start somewhere. As mind-blowing as tens of thousands of horsepower sounds, can you imagine a ...