THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet is set to take off on its inaugural supersonic flight today, where it will break the sound barrier for the first time. Bosses at Colorado-based Boom Technology ...

A supersonic jet dubbed the "Son of Concorde" is poised to make aviation history within hours as it embarks on its inaugural supersonic flight ... something of a blast from the past.

The XB-1 went supersonic two additional times during the flight, at about 17 and 22 minutes after takeoff, to allow pilots to test the jet's handling performance during supersonic flight.

It said that Vaquero then left his seat and began banging on the flight deck door and cursing at the captain while the plane was taxiing. When the plane arrived at the gate, the complaint said the ...

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by ...

A US company's prototype jet has broken the sound barrier in a demonstration ... over the Mojave Desert in California. During the test flight, it reached an altitude of 35,000ft before ...

Here, you can pretend you're taking off, dogfighting, and completing death-defying aerial maneuvers in fighter jet and Boeing 737 flight simulators that make it feel real. And in case you were ...

Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg headlines the new thriller "Flight Risk ... s pilot has a deadly ulterior motive. "It’s a blast," says Wahlberg about playing a character that turns ...

British engineer Richard Browning, known as the 'real-life Iron Man', is on a mission to bring jet packs to the military.