New photograph captures breathtaking sight of history-making Boom Supersonic's XB-1 passenger plane as it hits supersonic ...

So there was ample incentive four years ago for Whitcomb and a team of NASA engineers at the Langley Research Center in Virginia to turn from the investigation of supersonic wing design to the ...

Explore the fascinating story of the oblique wing, an innovative design championed by NASA’s Robert Jones that could revolutionize air travel. Unlike traditional symmetrical aircraft, oblique wings ...

NASA's Quesst Mission aims to develop a new supersonic jet that produces quiet sonic booms, allowing for faster-than-sound ...

For supersonic flight, the nose was hydraulically lifted, streamlining the plane's shape and allowing it to efficiently pierce the air. It's a classic aerodynamic problem: most wing shapes that ...