The SR-72, known as the "Son of Blackbird," is poised to succeed the SR-71 Blackbird, one of the fastest surveillance planes ...

The U.S. Air Force is likely developing the SR-72, known as the “Son of Blackbird,” to carry on the SR-71’s legacy of ...

Bird watchers grabbed binoculars ... Moscow has restarted production of the supersonic Tu-160 that was halted after the 1991 ...

A variable-sweep wring aircraft, this bird was truly optimized for performance ... while its swept-wing design could then allow for supersonic flight—reaching an astonishing Mach 1.2 (920 ...

NASA engineers fired the engines on the X-59 research aircraft in advance of planned test flights to determine if the ...

X-59’s engine started for testing for the first time. NASA’s Quesst (“Quiet SuperSonic Technology”) mission recently achieved a key milestone as it began ...

Bird strikes with aircraft pose a serious threat to human safety. The problem dates back to the early days of aviation, with the first death of a pilot recorded in 1912 when an aircraft crashed ...

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Flight PA 171, enroute from Saudi Arabia's jeddah, was nearing its scheduled arrival when the bird strike took place. No passengers or crew members were harmed, and the aircraft was secured safely ...

Airline officials reported that the aircraft sustained minor damage due to the bird strike, and passengers were moved to the lounge. Aircraft engineers are currently inspecting the plane ...