Why the Navy's Mach 2 V/STOL XFV-12 fighter failed vertical lift tests and was canceled in 1981 amid shifting carrier strategy.

On November 21, 1916, pilot and inventor Lawrence Sperry was flying over Long Island’s Great South Bay with his student ...

The T-38 Talon was an aircraft ahead of its time. Although it became operational in the 1960s, the sleek, supersonic trainer they call the “White Rocket” was still among the world’s most advanced ...

NASA's X-59 QueSST aircraft is set to revolutionize supersonic travel by replacing loud sonic booms with a quiet thump. Engineers are focusing on noise reduction, but managing the heat generated at ...

In the Vietnam War US Phantoms claimed to have destroyed around 147 aircraft (of a total of 195 North Vietnamese Air Force ...

As the first major piloted NASA X-plane to fly in a generation and the first crewed, purpose-built U.S. high-speed research aircraft since the X-15 of the 1960s, the X-59 low-boom ...

Aviation was born in North Carolina in 1903 when the Wright Brothers lifted off the sands of Kitty Hawk. Now, the way your children and grandchildren travel in the air won’t be like ...

US start-up Hermeus has flown its first supersonic-capable aircraft, the Quarterhorse Mk 2.1, marking a significant step ...

Two aviation companies in Greensboro, N.C., are developing new aircraft designs that aim to double flight speeds and halve ...

Growing up in Gwinnett County, Andrew Marion developed an early fascination with airplanes, from dreams of flying them to ...

Aerospace startup Hermeus has taken another step toward challenging the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird’s legendary supersonic speed ...

Company aims to achieve supersonic speed with its Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 before advancing to more powerful aircraft.