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The world's highest flying and possibly most expensive large format camera - EVER. March Field Air Museum To check out Brian ...
This Thursday, June 19, 2025, the new exhibition at the Spitfire Museum https://www.museespitfire-florennes.be/ at the ...
What if a car could actually hit Mach 1 breaking the sound barrier on land? This video dives into the extreme physics, design challenges, and real-world attempts to bring supersonic speed to wheels.
XB-1 hit a speed of Mach 1.1, surpassing the speed of sound that travels at Mach 1. The jet measures 71 feet long with just one seat for the pilot. The jet was accompanied by a Mirage F1 chase plane ...
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet became the first U.S.-made civilian supersonic jet to break the sound barrier. The independently funded XB-1 reached a speed of Mach 1.122, or about 750 mph ...
Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test flight this morning (Jan. 28). This would mark the first time the company achieves the feat, and you can watch the historic action live.
Everyone recalls the Bell X-1 that Chuck Yeager used to break the sound barrier for the first time. But few remember the Bell X-2, nicknamed the Starbuster, which was significantly faster.
Bevacqua piloted the high-altitude U-2 jet, and later, the SR-71. His early missions, he said, involved “collecting atomic particles” in the air.
Bevacqua piloted the high-altitude U-2 jet, and later, the SR-71. His early missions, he said, involved “collecting atomic particles” in the air.