That faster than the speed of sound! Planes flying that fast create a sonic boom [BOOM] at that speed. The fastest plane to date is the Lockheed sr-71 Blackbird. It travels at almost 2,175 miles ...

The United States-made supersonic SR-71 'Blackbird' combat aircraft is ... NASA's Quest that could go supersonic without generating a sonic boom when it runs faster than sound's speed.

a similar closure impacted parts of the 71 and 91 Freeways for similar work, and again in December. The closures will turn through at least March 28. Periodically, east and westbound lanes of SR ...

Discover the story of the SR-71 Blackbird, an engineering marvel developed during the Cold War to replace vulnerable spy planes like the U-2. Capable of Mach 3.2 and equipped with stealth features ...

The Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Experience in Kalamazoo, Mich.—home to the world’s only SR-71B—hosted the thrilling SR-71 Spy-Posium, Aug. 9-12. The event brought together the engineers, designers, ...

Few aviation enthusiasts today have not heard of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, one of the fastest aircraft ever to take to the skies. This dynamic aircraft was a strategic reconnaissance jet built by ...

Boom Supersonic, a commercial aviation company behind the sonic boom-less XB-1, posted an image showing its experimental plane breaking the sound barrier. Captured during a successful test flight ...

According to Goldring, the tremor “sounded like a sonic boom.” “It was the loudest sound I’ve ever heard,” he said. Credit: Jake Goldring via Storyful It's an earthquake. It's an earthquake. It's an ...

and the company did it with no audible sonic booms on the ground. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 (pictured here in an earlier flight) flew Mach 1.122 in Boomless Cruise ... no one on the ground could ...

The company also recently announced progress in its intention to operate Mach-speed flights over land without the sonic boom reaching the ground. This "Boomless Cruise" could help Overture achieve ...

There is the possibility that residents of and visitors to the Bahamas may hear one or more sonic booms during the landing, but what may be experienced will depend on weather and other conditions.

You might be wondering why this is news. Since Chuck Yeager’s first sonic boom in 1947, thousands of military aircraft have broken the sound barrier. Even some civilian aircraft have done it: the ...