THE INCREDIBLE plan for a “wonky wing” supersonic plane of the future “defied nature” with its mind-bending design. The aircraft’s design saw it adopt just a single wi… ...

The flying wing design is niche and rare today, but the concept has been the focus of study for 100 years. The flying wing design is intuitive but relatively rare. As the name implies, a flying ...

The excess drag of supersonic flight can be minimized by characteristics visible in all SSTs, real or imagined—long, slender fuselages with pointy noses and highly-swept delta wings of short span.

The Concorde, the iconic supersonic passenger jet, remains one of the most impressive feats in aviation history. Flying at twice the speed of sound (Mach 2), the Concorde could cross the Atlantic in ...

Concorde was taken out of service in 2001 is on track to become the world’s leading supersonic passenger aircraft once again.

Almost two years after rolling out its prototype supersonic demonstrator, the XB1, Boom has unveiled a major redesign for its much anticipated Overture airliner, which will fly at twice the speed ...

Today, the only successful flying wing aircraft is the B-2 Spirit, soon to be replaced by another flying wing, the B-21 Raider. Let’s take a closer look at the features and characteristics of ...

This means that, if a jet is flying near Mach 1, the tops of the wings will reach Mach 1 before the craft does overall. As the air flows down the back of the wings, it starts to slow down.

THE INCREDIBLE plan for a "wonky wing" supersonic plane of the future "defied nature" with its mind-bending design.The aircraft's design saw it adopt. ... supersonic, variable-sweep flying wing.

However, Colorado-based start up Boom Supersonic is taking some major leaps forward in its quest to make supersonic flying a reality again. ... it also has a contoured fuselage and gull wings.

It’s been almost 20 years since Concorde flew for the final time. While various companies have set about bringing supersonic travel back to life since then, we’re still yet to see this come to ...