It's fairly common knowledge that when a supersonic aircraft approaches the sound barrier, what follows is the sonic boom. This transitory period between subsonic and supersonic, known as transonic ...

Key Points and Summary - A Ford-class aircraft carrier, the US Navy's most advanced, can achieve a top or "flank" speed in excess of 30 knots (over 35 mph), powered by its two A1B nuclear reactors.

Lockheed's SR-71 Blackbird jet remans the fastest manned plane ever, capable of speeds current commercial airliners don't ...

The Boeing 737 has been around since the 1960s and is now in its fourth generation, but as with other commercial jetliners it takes more than a single number to pin down the 737's top speed. When an ...

Civilian supersonic flight may not have made its anticipated revival yet but there's still a need for speed as shown by ...

The Global 8000 aircraft will also set an extremely high bar in terms of cabin comfort and technology. This trailblazing business jet will feature four true living spaces and a separate crew rest area ...

The principal takeaway here is that the F-15 Eagle is objectively faster, but that the F-35 Lightning II is the smarter ...

The world's first hydrogen-fueled hypersonic jet may be able to reach a simply astounding speed of 12 times the speed of ...

Unlike the Italian Navy’s flagship carrier, ITS Cavour (550), ITS Trieste serves as an amphibious assault ship capable of carrying up to 600 troops—or a Ferrari. There is apparently a Guinness World ...