For supersonic flight, the nose was hydraulically lifted, streamlining the plane's shape and allowing it to efficiently pierce the air. It's a classic aerodynamic problem: most wing shapes that ...

Additional complexities, such as how tricky helicopter landings are performed or the mechanics of supersonic flight further ...

The Supersonic first made waves because, in typical Dyson fashion, it brought an upgraded, futuristic design to an everyday product. Dyson is known for this aesthetic, but the sleek look also has ...

How fast can it safely go? How high can it climb? How much can it carry? Over five initial test flights, Boom Supersonic has begun to push its envelope. The startup with plans to assemble ...

Have you ever sat down and thought “I wonder if a trebuchet could launch a projectile at supersonic speeds?” Neither have we. That’s what separates [David Eade] from the rest of us.

What’s inside a PNG file? Graphics, sure. But how is that graphic encoded? [Evan Hahn] shows you what goes into a single black pixel inside a 67-byte file. Why so many bytes? Well, that is ...

Boom's XB-1 demonstrator will test technology for its planned Overture supersonic commercial airliner "People have always wanted to travel fast, ever since the first person galloped across the ...

Next to an image of the supersonic medium-range fighter bomber, which has been a mainstay of Russia's aviation efforts in the ...

But this year, the product that impressed us the most was a hair dryer – the Dyson Supersonic Nural, to be precise – the newly crowned winner of the Home Tech of the Year prize at the ...

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