It's a classic aerodynamic problem: most wing shapes that perform well at high speeds by minimizing "drag" don't have the "lift" needed for takeoff. The solution for Concorde was an elegant delta ...

This thinness contributed to the fly-rod phenomenon. NOVA: What were your favorite features of Concorde? Calvert: The wing shape was the best part for me. From any angle you looked the wings you ...

If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if history doesn’t repeat itself.

The XB-1 is a pint-sized testbed for the Overture: a next-generation supersonic airliner developed by ambitious US startup ...

The Concorde passenger jet set a record when it flew between New York City and London in 2 hours, 52 minutes, 59 seconds. The supersonic plane could fly at more than twice the speed of sound.

Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...