The Cold War was a time of bleakness and uncertainty for the world, but it was also the point when a fierce aviation race often pushed aerospace manufacturers to design engineering marvels that were ...

The sonic booms that heavily restrained supersonic air travel could be a thing of the past.

The jet was perhaps the pinnacle of American engineering excellence. Its retirement signals an end to an era of American culture—and ambition.

Some may already be familiar with the sonic boom that accompanies a break to the sound barrier, but when and why would ...

NASA's Quesst mission looks to develop a supersonic aircraft that could one day transform commercial air travel in the United States.