Watch Workers Build The Last Concorde Ever Made
It wasn’t too long ago that people were able to fly from London to New York in less than three and a half hours, while today it can take roughly …
Supersonic transports
President Kennedy’s Pursuit For A Supersonic Airliner Was Doomed From The Start
President John F. Kennedy, in June 1963, walked out to a podium at Falcon Stadium, the football stadium at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. While addressing the graduating …
There’s A Relic Runway From America’s Failed Supersonic Future Hiding In The Everglades
Supersonic airliners never became as common as airlines and government officials hoped.Photo: Victor Drees/Daily Express/Hulton Archive (Getty Images) When supersonic flight was set to transform passenger air travel in the …
NASA Is Aiming To Develop Supersonic Passenger Jets Twice As Fast As Concorde
The NASA Quesst mission’s Lockheed Martin X-59 at take-offPhoto: NASA NASA thinks there may be a business case for supersonic passenger air travel at speeds up to Mach 4, perhaps equipped …