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 ...

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

NASA's Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic ...

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 ...

Despite its aging infrastructure and high maintenance costs, the B-1B remains invaluable for its speed, range, and payload, ...

A Red Arrows pilot has described the moment his aircraft's cockpit canopy smashed when it was hit by a seagull during a display. The bird strike happened as the Lincolnshire-based aerobatic team ...

Since the final decade of the Cold War, the skies have been dominated by so-called “fourth-generation” combat aircraft: supersonic jets ... fifth-generation birds, with varying amounts of ...

“The claim that Boom’s flights will be offset by using only sustainable aviation fuel strikes me as stretching credibility,” says McClelland. “The only way that works is if the producer of a ...

Between 1976, when Concorde began flights to the United States, and 2003, when the aircraft was retired ... plane to the Joint Strike Fighter—to design a supersonic business jet.

Skyquakes: A Global Phenomenon Skyquakes are not limited to any one part of the world. From Japan to Belgium and the United States, these strange booming noises have been reported for over two ...

We’ll give you a bird’s-eye view of countries often overshadowed ... Locals wave at you readily, and many will strike up conversations. For a well-worn traveler, this may at first arouse ...

In 1827, Edinburgh, Scotland was a world centre for anatomical study, but there was a shortage of cadavers for medical students to dissect. Two men, William Bur ...