The X-59 QueSST aims to be the first supersonic aircraft to reduce the "boom" to a "thumb" and overcome one of the great ...

Loud aircraft activity over East Anglia is nothing new, but is it on the increase?

A USAF F-35A, based out of RAF Lakenheath, was in the area at the time, it is confirmed.

The talk all around New Jersey is about the sonic boom that rocked the coastline Thursday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Survey got the word out that it was not an earthquake. But what causes a sonic ...

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The X-59 is designed to transform the sonic boom associated with supersonic flight into a “sonic thump”—making it feasible to fly over populated areas. NASA’s new X-59 experimental jet flew for the ...

As residents of Chicago learned last week, sonic booms can cause damage such as broken windows, minor structural damage, and psychological unsettlement. While a sonic boom can be awe-inspiring—and ...

Supersonic aircraft design has re-emerged as a focal point in aerospace research, driven by the need to develop transport solutions that are both economically viable and environmentally acceptable.

America currently remains ahead of China when it comes to airplanes that can fly faster than the speed of sound, according to Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl. “I think aviation has always been seen ...

The noise heard and felt throughout southern Delaware and as far away as Cape May, New Jersey, on Monday was indeed a sonic boom. After saying Monday that Naval Air Station Patuxent River aircraft did ...

The sonic boom is a noise similar to thunder. It is caused by an object moving faster than sound: Air Force officials ...