US strategic bomber participates in joint air drills with South Korea and Japan
The B-1B Lancer is a supersonic heavy bomber known for its high-speed performance with a payload of 75,000 pounds (34,000 ...
Inside the plans for a Chinese hypersonic plane that will fly from London to New York in less than two hours
Having spent time working in Shanghai the last time there was talk of a ‘super plane’, Jonathan Margolis gives his verdict on ...
USA launches supersonic long-range bomber in South Korea after Kim Jong Un brags about 'world's strongest strategic missile' following successful test
The joint exercise with Japan and South Korea took place three days after Pyongyang launched one of its most powerful and ...
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The Supersonic Travel Plane that Can Reach Mach 4
Beijing-based Space Transportation, also known as Lingkong Tianxing Technology, has announced it had successfully tested the ...
5 Years On: How The Current US-Europe Flight Offering Compares To 2019
US transatlantic flights to Europe have recovered and are almost constant from what they were before the pandemic.
Which Routes Did The Tupolev Tu-144 Serve During Its Short Career?
The final nail in the coffin for the Tupolev Tu-144 came on Sunday, June 3, 1973, during the Paris Air Show when, while ...
Time-Lapse Of Boeing Staliner Flying Over Auroras While Docked To Space Station
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured an amazing view of the Boeing Starliner and auroras from the SpaceX Dragon ...
U-2, T-38 And F-16 Flights, Plus Hurricane Fly-Throughs—All In A Day’s Work
As prep for a Kansas trip to participate in a KC-135 mid-air refueling, we thought it would be interesting to revisit other ...
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B-1B Lancer Bomber: How Fast Can It Fly?
The B-1B Lancer, the U.S. Air Force’s only supersonic bomber, boasts a top speed of Mach 1.2 (900+ mph) despite its hefty 477 ...
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Mach 3.32: SR-71 Blackbird 'Smashed Records to Pieces' on Its Last Flight
The SR-71 Blackbird, a Cold War-era marvel, marked its final flight on October 9, 1999, after 25 years in service. With its ...
Ultra-quiet 937mph Nasa plane would make London to NYC trip in 3.5 hours with ‘sonic thump’ instead of ‘banned’ boom
The supersonic aircraft is called the X-59 Quesst – and will ... The X-59 has a 38-foot-long nose and promises to make a ...
The stunning maneuvers flown by US Air Force demo pilots showcase dogfighting skills
The stunts that US Air Force demo teams perform derive from real combat scenarios. Airshows offer a glimpse at the fighter ...